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TIL that, during 2009-2011, citizens of Iceland peacefully overthrew their government and drafted a new Constitution

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m1x8y TIL Although very rare there have been people who have been swallowed whole by whales and lived
nW9EY Till that in Europe, Netherlands Men are the tallest, they average 184 cm, and are on average 21 cm taller than San Marino men, who average only 163 cm and are the shortest.
xX5k TIL Philip of Macedon sent a message to Sparta saying, “You are advised to submit without further delay, for if I bring my army on your land, I will destroy your farms, slay your people and raze your city.” Sparta replied “If”. Neither Philip nor Alexander the Great ever attacked Sparta
dYDZ TIL That on Friday the 13th of April in 2029, an asteroid named Apophis (Egyptian god of death and darkness), which is the size of the Rose Bowl, will pass Earth at a distance that is closer than our orbiting communication satellites.
8ww4 TIL that one of the original endings for Freddy vs. Jason had them getting pulled into Hell…where they would have met Pinhead.