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TIL WW2 is technically still going on. So if this goes on then 99 year Port/Land lease agreements expiring is not the last of the war either

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kO7ZB TIL The phrase "How many angels can stand on the point of a pin?" is a 17th century parody of 13th century question, "Can several angels be in the same place?". The joke is a pun on needle’s point = needless point and debating topics of no practical value while there are more urgent concerns.
1pY4 TIL The average male medieval peasant ate between 160% to 200% more calories than your average male now. Which kind of explains why it’s so hard to sustain 1500 calorie diets…
V7em TIL CERN Data Centres process over 1 petabyte of data everyday! upto 10gb a second!
4ka6X TIL there is a permanent settlement on Antartica other than a research base, called Villa Las Estrellas.
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