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TIL that it’s possible to sail in a straight line from Pakistan to Siberia without ever touching land.

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mxXKM TIL that in 1981 the band Rush released a vinyl called "Rush 'N' Roulette." A unique mastering process allows the chance of any of the 6 featured songs to be played.
gNPy TIL that the species of banana eaten today is different to the species eaten pre 1965. The Gros Michel banana became commercially extinct in 1965 due to fungal disease. Today’s main export banana, the Cavendish, is now under threat from the same disease.
DDEg TIL Nelson Mandela was long time friends with Moammar Gaddafi and Fidel Castro.
ZpdPp TIL that the music for the Christmas carol "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" was taken from a cantata that was originally written by Felix Mendelssohn to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Gutenberg's printing press
woK77 TIL that Asphalt is a byproduct of processing crude oil for petroleum.