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TIL that nudists refer to non-nudists as “Textiles”
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TIL in 1957 Burkhard Heim, a German physicist, theorized a propulsion system that could reach Mars in as little as five hours, and this system is still being researched today.
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TIL Australia is wider than the moon
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TIL of a Polish pilot who, after being shot down during the Battle of Britain, landed in a country club and proceeded to play and win a game a tennis before an RAF truck came to pick him up.
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TIL That Eratosthenes an Ancient Greek Polymath in the 3rd Century BC was able to predict the circumference of the Earth with almost perfect accuracy by using two sticks and two shadows
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TIL that on 17th November 1810, Sweden declared war on the United Kingdom. During two years of Anglo-Swedish War, no battles ever took place and not a single person died