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TIL Cancun was founded by the Mexican government using computer models to find a nice spot for tourists

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Lk1Y9 TIL that when Yuri Gagarin visited Manchester, it was pouring rain. He however insisted that the roof of his convertible remain down and refused an umbrella, saying that 'If all these people have turned out to welcome me and can stand in the rain, so can I'.
awYyN TIL that the Platypus lacks nipples so will feed it's young by essentially sweating out milk from it's skin
e4Kk TIL when someone says they’re allergic to dust, they are actually allergic to the feces left behind by a house dust mite that it secreted onto the dead skin cell.
vPppK TIL that “Tick-Tock the Crocodile” ‘s iconic music from 1953’s Peter Pan was composed with lyrics in 1939. Production of the movie was shelved due to WW2 and the lyrics cut from the final product. Its composer committed suicide in 1942.
5Y4dR TIL US cotton exports were so cheap and competitive that they bankrupted the Egyptian economy back in the 1800s