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TIL… Australia is moving 7cm north every year. It is the fastest moving continental landmass in the world.

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VBNED TIL more than 40 camels were disqualified from a Saudi beauty contest after being found to have received Botox injections to enhance their looks in 2021
PXZL TIL in 1983 hundreds of workers broke a world record by building a 3 bdrm home in just 3 hrs. It was later sold to buyers who weren’t told about home’s origin. The home was an instant nightmare: uneven slab, burst pipes, flawed roof, mismatched paint, buckled walls, crooked doors, faulty sewer, etc.
8eEk4 TIL The zeptosecond is the shortest unit of time ever measured
4kKwX TIL Scientists have never seen baby nautilus eggs in the wild
xBvw TIL that in 1988 Reagan prevented the Senate from putting sanctions on Iraq for its violation of the Geneva Protocol on Chemical Weapons. The US also voted against a UN Security Council statement condemning Iraq’s use of chemical weapons