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TIL that Qantas Airways’s name was originally an acronym for “Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services”

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kONBd TIL that Malta has a total of 359 churches, nearly one for every day of the year. With an area of only 316 square kilometres, the country's "church density" is slightly more than 1 church per square kilometre. It's difficult to get lost in Malta because a church will lead you to its village centre.
4k9ZJ TIL the fig is actually an inverted flower that needs a specific kind of wasp to pollinate.
N7PrM TIL JFK, contrary to popular belief, was a very sick man his entire life.
epmvn TIL The grandniece of China's last emperor is an artist who opened a gallery in Vancouver's Chinatown where she sells her paintings and displays works dedicated to explaining the Qing dynasty
DQBEr TIL that in the 1600s, a conjoined twin was sentenced to death but averted the execution by pointing out that this would also kill his innocent twin brother.