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TIL The Moon-Phases are not caused by the shadow of the earth

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EGXP TIL Dubai has a weight-loss contest called ‘Your Child in Gold’ where individual participants win one gram of gold for every one kilogram (~2.2lbs) lost, and double reward for families. The contest is aimed at combating early obesity and raise awareness on the disease.
mwpO TIL Israel has a long history of passing along secret US Military technology to China.
7rDbx TIL that Moby Dick was based on albino Sperm Whale nicknamed Mocha Dick
xVkP7 TIL that at least one person has been killed by a lava lamp. In 2004, Philip Quinn decided to heat his lava lamp on the kitchen stove. The lamp exploded, shooting a shard of glass into his heart and ending his life.
1aB4P TIL of the Somerton Man Mystery, a case in which a man was found dead on an Australian beach, with a piece of paper that lead to a book with indentations of a ciphered text. Cause of death unknown, and despite international assistance, he was never identified.