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TIL the largest red diamond in the world (the rarest color) was not found by miners but by a farmer. It weighs one gram and sold for eight million dollars.

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oRlaW TIL that the largest time difference on earth is 26hrs. From the Line Islands(+14hrs) to around the Howland Islands (-12hrs)
XEMLQ TIL to get Japanese citizenship before 1945, Koreans had to submit information about ten generations of their family and ancestors (at least 2000 people)
yjdJ TIL there is a town in the Netherlands with no roads. Only canals, sidewalks, and bike paths.
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