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TIL the Moon is not cold and solid, it has a hot, liquid-iron outer core at the centre

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eYak TIL that the reason lead levels in children’s blood have dropped 85% in the past thirty years is because of an unknown scientist who fought car companies to end leaded gasoline. He also removed it from paint, suggested its removal from pipes, and campaigned for the removal of lead solder from cans.
woyxP TIL French sailor Narcisse Pelletier was abandoned in 1858 at the age of 14 on the Cape York Peninsula, in Australia. He was discovered and rescued by an Aboriginal family who adopted him and named him Amglo, for the next 17 years, until he was found by the crew of the John Bell in 1875.
J11Kj TIL about phantom islands, islands which were included on maps for a period of time, but were later found not to exist
5YWdp TIL the Pekingese dogs were considered sacred in China, owned only by royals, and commoners were required to bow to them. They also acted as guard dogs: the emperor would carry them around hidden inside his long sleeves
R7Mn6 It might look pretty but Jupiter’s Great Red Spot could literally tear the skin from bone.