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TIL There are stones in Romania called Trovants that grow and multiply after rainfaill

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b9vbp TIL the longest land border of France is with... Brazil. Because the French Guyana is officially part of France, the 649 km (405.6 mi) contiguous border is longest than any boundaries with European countries. Their longest border in Europe is with Spain, which is 646 km (403.8 mi) long
9lG6 TIL that a recently published study out of Spain found that THC seems to target and kill some forms of human brain cancer.
5Vxyp TIL - Sir Issac Newton was appointed Master of the Royal Mint in honor of his scientific achievements, intended as a no-show job that "has not too much business to require more attendance than you can spare." But Newton took it seriously, personally prosecuting counterfeiters and revaluing coinage.
9ZBM TIL If you’re American and find bird shit on an uninhabited island, you can claim the entire island as part of the United States
rRnww TIL: In 2015, Japan declared Godzilla as an official citizen...