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TIL winter lasts 21 years on Uranus.

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nVmb TIL that the first female self-made millionaire in America was a black woman
8aGn4 TIL of a Russian dog whose owners were killed in a car accident. Despite attempts to adopt or re-home him, the dog refused to leave the site of the accident and waited for them until it died 7 years later. The city informally adopted the dog and dedicated a statue to honor his loyalty.
DQOLV TIL Glenn Close's father was a surgeon who worked in Africa with ebola, as well as a very tiny town in Wyoming.
0l9R TIL the Italian government is offering all 18 year olds a €500 ‘culture bonus,’ which can be spent on books, concert tickets, theatre tickets, cinema tickets, museum visits and even trips to the country’s national parks.
WQyX TIL 9 lost cities have been rediscovered.