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TIL Poland has a desert

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78wL TIL Moscow has more Billionaires than any other city in the world, beating out New York City and London
QMAk TIL that Sardines is not a name for any kind of fish. It only refers to small fishes packed in cans in water/sauces.
7r9XZ TIL that in 1985 French Military Agents bombed a green peace vessel in a New Zealand harbor that was there to protest French Nuclear testing on a nearby island. The blast killed one crewmember.
mpGM TIL Herodotus wrote about fuzzy, dog sized ants living in India which dug up gold to build ant hills. For centuries, people assumed it was made up. In the 1990s, scientist discovered a fuzzy marmot living in India that digs up gold whenever it burrows.
GyJg TIL nails grow faster in summer.