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TIL that the gravitational pull of the earth had deformed the moon towards being the shape of a lemon.

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D1P6D TIL of Ina Koenig, a German kindergarten teacher who jumped down a 75-foot mine shaft when one of her 3-year-old students accidentally fell down it. It was filled with cold water. For more than 2 hours, she kept the child’s head above the deluge, saving his life, until helped arrived.
P18gG TIL that an early black member of the Mormon church was denied access to temple rituals due to her race, but was declared an eternal servant of Joseph Smith's family in the afterlife in a special ceremony created for her, which she was not permitted to attend in person.
rLme TIL it is illegal to sell, import or advertise baby walkers in Canada, and owners of baby walkers can face up to six months in jail.
KJva TIL: The Millennial Generation is the largest in U.S. history, even larger than the Baby Boom Generation
7r1lL TIL that Mary, Queen of Scots was 5' 11" (1.8m) tall in an age when 5' 4" (1.63m) was considered tall for a woman.