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TIL that the planet Uranus was discovered before the continent of Antarctica

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yQMal TIL when a Dutch columnist proposed making an artificial mountain 2 kilometres tall and 5 kilometres wide, the Eindhoven University of Technology actually calculated the cost of such a project. It turned out that the potential cost of the mountain would be up to 7 trillion euros.
e05p6 TIL that the Aztec religion recognised four hundred rabbit gods, which were believed to meet frequently for drunken parties
b8b0 TIL that Mister Rogers once had his car stolen and had it returned 48 hours later. After he filed a police report and TV picked up on it it was returned with an apology letter.
Z8Moo TIL a woman in china lured a 6 year old boy into a field to completely remove his eyes via gouging with an unknown implement.Police suspected cornea harvesting but this was quickly ruled out when the eyes were discovered at the scene, albeit no longer attached to his body, completely intact.
egmb TIL that there are lots of English “contronyms”, or words that are their own antonyms (opposites).