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TIL the Capitol of the Omani empire was moved from Oman (Muscat, Arabian peninsula) to Zanzibar (Africa) in 1840

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lmAV TIL the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco was not originally going to be painted orange. The orange color was only supposed to be for a sealant and was to be painted with black and yellow stripes to ensure visibility by passing ships. The orange color worked better for fog so it was kept instead
a8dKZ TIL that Mao Zedong’s great-grandson’s name is Mao Dongdong
4kR7R TIL although noble gas are generally inert, compounds of these gas have been observed in some cases such as XeF4, KrF2 and RnO3
4aoo TIL that Warren Buffett got so mad that his son’s adopted daughter appeared on the documentary “The One Percent” that he disowned her and sent her a letter that said she had “never been considered a real family member” and had “not been legally or emotionally adopted” by him.
V8PG TIL the Fiddle and the Violin are the exact same instrument. The difference is the type of music you play with one or the other.