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TIL Reykjavik’s City Council decided to turn off city lights in order to allow residents to enjoy a fantastic Northern Lights display without artificial light pollution.

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7p9r TIL that Sunandha Kumariratana, the Queen of Thailand, drowned while her subjects watched because they were forbidden to touch her.
Y7Z9Z TIL that Tsar Nicholas II of Russia is considered a saint by both the Russian and Greek Orthodox Churches.
b6NnZ TIL Mars has five mountains taller than mount Everest
BrvBL TIL about 6 Tongan teenage boys who were shipwrecked and lived on the uninhabited island 'Ata for 18 months (1965-1966). The boys had set up a small commune, with a vegetable garden, hollowed-out tree trunks to collect water, a gym with odd weights, a badminton court, and a permanent fire.
oBjZ8 TIL that the first actor to portray Ronald McDonald was fired for getting too fat