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TIL that Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Harry Potter) is located on Scotland, not on England!!

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9Zar TIL of Prophet Muhammad’s Last Sermon where he stated “All mankind is from Adam and Eve, an Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab nor a non-Arab has any superiority over an Arab; also a white has no superiority over black nor a black has any superiority over white except by piety and good action.”
691pZ TIL Ball's Pyramid is the tallest volcanic stack in the world, home to last known wild population of the Lord Howe Island stick insect
xoPo TIL Carbon Monoxide is used in the USA to make meat appear fresher. This practise is banned in Canada, Japan, Singapore, and the European Union.
9wwPB TIL it's a myth that cows sleep standing up. They sleep laying down but only for 2 hours per day
y1ka TIL George Washington had a massive chain strung across the Hudson River in order to keep to British from sailing upriver. Each link weighed 100+ pounds.