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R5M64 TIL the Pacific island nation of Nauru has been so damaged by phosphate mining that in 1964 Australia offered to repopulate the entire nation to Curtis Island near the Australian Coast. Nauru refused the offer in order to maintain their sovereignty and not become part of Australia.
OG8yg TIL breast milk changes composition when the baby is sick.
ZpWXB TIL about Texarkana, two different towns on the border of Texas and Arkansas with the same name. They operate similar to one, despite two state laws. Their courthouse is also the only one in the USA to sit on a state border.
M7VXB TIL Phenylephrine, a medication used in decongestants like Sudafed, was found to be no better than a placebo in a controlled study.
9Yp6D TIL a CT scan of an 1000-year-old buddah statue revealed the skeleton of a monk inside