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TIL The Solar System is surrounded by colossal spherical shell of trillions of icy objects called the Oort Cloud

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5YlXP TIL the island of Faisans in the middle of the Bidasoa river, on the border of Spain and France, switches countries every six months. This was agreed to as part of the signing of the Treaty of the Pyrenees in 1659. This sort of joint sovereignty is called a condominium.
P59E TIL that Calvin Klein’s Obsession for Men fragrance is used by researchers to attract animals to cameras in the wilderness
0ZmL TIL an ad for Apple was almost a shot-by-shot rip-off of a music video of The Postal Service, created by the same producers and without consent from the band.
xVlWg TIL about the "Impossible Literacy Test of 1964" that was given in Louisiana to those who wanted to vote. The test is to be taken in less than 10 minutes, the questions were intentionally vague and obtuse and if you failed, you couldn't vote. It was intentionally used to disenfranchise voters.
oBBdW TIL individuals with mental illness are no more likely to become violent than the average person. In fact, individuals with a mental illness are 10 times more likely to become victims of violence.