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TIL Summer on Uranus lasts 47 years, and so does winter
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TIL the creation of Daft Punk’s name originated from a British journalist calling their original band, Darlin’, “a bunch of daft punk”. The third member of Darlin’, not liking the new more-electronic vibe, left and formed the band Phoenix.
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TIL that in 1825 Haiti agreed to pay $21bn to France to preserve its independence and be able to participate in the global economy. As a poor country who just uprised and freed itself from slavery, the Haitian government even had to ask citizens for donations. They ended up paying it off in 1947.
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TIL that Richard Nixon appointed four Supreme Court justices during his time as president of the United States.
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TIL That of the almost 900 genes we have related to smell, over 50% are ‘broken’ and do not translate into useful proteins.
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TIL North Preston, Nova Scotia is the oldest and largest indigenous Black community in Canada.