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TIL Summer on Uranus lasts 47 years, and so does winter
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TIL that The Great Pyramid of Giza was the tallest building in the world for 3871 years until it was beaten by a cathedral in a town called Lincoln in the UK
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TIL there is a girl who was isolated for thirteen years before being discovered by police. She became one of psychology’s biggest interests and sparked a large debate in the world of psychology.
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TIL in 1978, two punk bands, "the cramps" and "the mutants", were booked to play a live show at a mental institution in Napa, California. At onother point, the mutants played at a school for the deaf, with the kids holding balloons in their hand in order to "feel the music"
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TIL that the turkey, native to America, was named for the country, Turkey, because it controlled the trade routes used to bring the birds back to Europe.
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TIL there was a town in Quebec, Canada named Asbestos until 2020. It was named for the asbestos deposits in the area. The name was changed to Val-des-Sources, which means Valley of the Springs.