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TIL At the former Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow, West African students are still making the most of Cold War ties with the USSR

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a8mVN TIL that the Canadian Provinces of Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador have an unresolved border dispute over 180,000 square kilometres. The dispute originated prior to Newfoundland and Labrador joining Canada in 1949, and continues to resurface periodically.
a8YlL TIL "Spaghettification" is a real word for what happens when things gets too close to a black hole.
QJMXM TIL a man born premature with cerebral palsy, was unable to swallow on his own until the age of 1, is blind, was unable to speak or walk until the age of 16, began playing Tchaikovsky's Concerto No.1 on piano in the middle of the night at age 16. He now can play any song after hearing it only once.
9wPxp TIL that male Mud Dauber wasps have been observed bringing spiders to the nest, and nest guarding, an extremely rare appearance of male parental care, otherwise virtually unknown among Hymenoptera.
pmKb TIL that 70 scientists working on the Manhattan Project signed a petition calling for a demonstration of the atomic bomb to be held with Japanese officials present. It never reached President Truman.