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TIL That Australia is Wider Than The Moon

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a8VQJ TIL of George Psalmanazar; a European man who rose to fame by claiming to be first Taiwanese person to visit Europe. He practiced a religion of his own invention, practiced made up rituals and spoke a made up language. His real name remains unknown.
JANV TIL there exists a National Raisin Reserve, where US raisin farmers are forced to deposit part of their produce without any compensation. This is done in order to keep the raisin prices up, essentially making this a government run price cartel.
p8JWQ TIL Botulinum toxin, the toxin that Botox is derived from, would take 0.00008mg to kill a human, 2kg to kill everyone on the planet, considered the deadliest known toxin on earth, the most expensive substance ever made at £100 trillion per kilo and was first discovered in poorly prepared sausages.
5YdDn TIL Augustus was never formally declared emperor. He simply ran for election in every branch of government between 32BC-13BC, winning every election. He was simultaneously Consul, Proconsul, Senator, High Priest, Tribune, etc...
Jbe8 TIL Misbehaving officers in Thailand are made to wear Hello Kitty armbands as a badge of shame.