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TIL that air raid shelter signs from the WWII blitzkrieg almost 80 years ago can still be found in London

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1ar5W TIL that Saturn's rings will eventually fall into Saturn and disappear completely.
M7Gw8 TIL "Pico de Gallo," the popular Mexican salsa made with tomatoes, onions, cilantro, and lime, means "rooster's beak." Theories on the name's origin include that people used to eat it by pinching it with their thumb and forefinger, like a rooster pecking, or because of its colorful appearance.
ynKw TIL: there are no laws in the USA specifically outlawing cannibalism, except in Idaho.
o6DK TIL a canadian 15-year-old boy discovered a Mayan city correlating constellations and the location of Mayan cities.
Go5Q TIL that when FDR died in 1945, Harry Truman offered his condolences to Eleanor, asking, “Is there anything I can do for you?” Mrs. Roosevelt responded, “Is there anything we can do for you? For you are the one in trouble now.”