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TIL the Sun is categorized as a dwarf star.

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Zpjpv TIL the temples and theaters of Ephesus, in ancient Turkey, were once accessed via a Mediterranean harbor. The city’s main thoroughfare, Harbor Street, led directly from the waterfront. Sadly, centuries of silt buildup have left these historic structures stranded about 3 miles inland.
PxQg TIL: In Holland a McDonald’s worker bought a hamburger & then asked for a slice of cheese. The cashier was fired for not charging her the full price of a cheese burger. Taken to court, the Court responded that a warning would have been enough & ordered them to pay her $5900 for 5 months pay
YpXKA TIL that the woman who accused 14 y.o. Emmett Till of flirting with her admitted that she lied 62 years later. Till was brutally lynched by the woman’s husband and his cousin based on her accusation. Images of his mutilated body are credited with sparking the Civil Rights movement.
W47o TIL: In 1918, the USS Cyclops disappeared along with 306 crew and passengers. No trace has ever been found and it remains the single largest non-combat loss of life in U.S. Naval history.
d8bNE TIL that the Kingdom of Bhutan, a small landlocked country in the Himalayas, does not recognize or have any formal diplomatic relations with the 5 permanent members of the UN Security Council as a measure to keep them out of global affairs.