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TIL On average, Mercury is the closest planet to Earth — and to every other planet in the solar system

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7QPO TIL that being a “cynic” originally meant you thought the purpose of life was to live virtuously in agreement with Nature, rejecting all conventional desires for wealth, power, sex, and fame; living a simple life free from all possessions.
oRNy8 TIL During World War I, the Germans bombed New York City by setting off explosives at an munitions plant killing 3 people and permanently damaging the torch on the Statue of Liberty. It helped draw the USA into World War I similar to the Pearl Harbor attack during World War II.
arvJ TIL that bluetooth was named after Harald Bluetooth - King of Denmark 1000 years ago. The bluetooth logo is made from the Nordic runes of his initials.
nWVOB TIL that in 2006, the body of Pablo Escobar was exhumed to perform a paternity test (and to squash rumors that the body wasn't actually his). The exhumation was broadcast on national TV.
npBP TIL: the term vagina means “sword holder” in Latin.