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TIL Reporters Without Borders created a Minecraft server that hosts hundreds of censored articles from around the world for the entire world, even the most oppressed countries, to view

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jP0Q TIL that Beer & vaginas almost have the same acidity levels – with an average pH of 4.5.
YplLx TIL that New Zealand's most decorated battalion in WW2 is the 28th, or the Māori Battalion. They were renowned for their fierce fighting spirit and extreme bravery, such that Rommel is even rumored to have said: "Give me the Maori Battalion and I will conquer the world".
78QBX TIL about Peregrinus Proteus, a second century Greek philosopher who self-immolated at the Olympic games of 165 after reading his own funeral oration.
J1RO1 TIL about the Torino Scale, a tool used to determine the likelihood of an asteroid impact with Earth.
Dame TIL in Japan, watermelons are grown into the shape of a square so they are easier to stack and transport.