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TIL there will be a total solar eclipse in Dunedin NZ, on July 22 2028: Maximum at 16:17:17, and totality duration 2m 52s

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Mnga TIL The World’s Longest Continuously Running Experiment began in 1927 at the University of Queensland Brisbane testing the viscosity of pitch - 8 drops have formed since it began.
xplB TIL the city of Sao Paolo implemented a “Clean City Law” in 2006, which banned all outdoor advertisements. No billboards, no ads on buses, no posters. This ‘uncovered’ problems such as illegal workers living in bad conditions but also lead to more street art and more visible city architecture.
kvog TIL Canadian lottery winner Sharon Tirabassi blew through her $10 million winnings in less than 10 years and now lives paycheck to paycheck
PVZZ TIL that “RPG”, when used in reference to the RPG-7 weapon, does not stand for rocket propelled grenade. Instead, it is a Russian acronym for Ruchnoy Protivotankovyy Granatomyot, roughly translated as “hand-held anti-tank grenade launcher”
lJkV TIL That Dog the Bounty Hunter bailed Nicolas Cage out of jail in 2011.