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TIL A scientist used computer modeling to determine that April 11th 1954 was the most boring day in the 20th century.

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NXXKe TIL that the Alt-J album cover “An awesome wave” is a European Space Agency satellite image of the Ganges River Delta in Bangladesh and India and was found by the band when they searched for images related to the word “delta”, the triangle symbol for the band
QJXPp TIL the Kenyan Bantu slang term for corrupt politicians is "WaBenzi" (Benz people), due to their association with Mercedes-Benz cars.
ANJbx TIL a Supreme Court case challenged the Civil Rights Act of 1964 the very same year it was passed. In Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States, the Supreme Court ruled that Title II of the act did not exceed Congress's authority by the Commerce Clause, and the Act remained constitutional.
l1o1 TIL that Jim Carrey has only starred in ONE sequel to one of his own movies. Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls.
E6dd TIL that The Longest Straight Line You Can Sail on Earth is Pakistan to Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia – 20000 miles