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TIL in Japan the Pile of Poo emoji (?) means “good luck”

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xVDbo TIL the hottest section of Mars, its equator, can reach about 21 degrees Celsius (70 degrees Fahrenheit) at noon during the summer
78wL TIL Moscow has more Billionaires than any other city in the world, beating out New York City and London
1a0A8 TIL under the START treaty, Russians could inspect US missile sites. As a result, Sites such as at Tekoi Utah feature Russian-language signage.
W77V9 TIL about the “true history”. A short satirical novel written in the 100s by Lucian of samosata that has been stated by some to be the oldest Sci-fi novel in history. It features Lucian travelling to the moon, getting embroiled in a war between the moon and sun and meeting the heroes of the illiad.
1mnV TIL In Missouri in the early 1860s, a ‘snowflake’ was a person who was opposed to the abolition of slavery.