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TIL several states in the US are divided by different Time Zones.

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dDAg8 TIL of Radhanath Sickdhar, an Indian hired as a "computer" and who in 1852 determined through math that Mt. Everest was the tallest mountain in the world
R7yZa TIL there is no "second" press of virgin oil, so the term "first press" means only that the oil was produced in a press vs. other possible methods.
BrOOk TIL Ming Dynasty eunuchs and courtesans in the Ming Dynasty formed a distinctive form of marriage in a secretive way. Although Ming eunuchs were incapable of bearing children, they were equally eager to have a family.
r7Wd TIL that the International Space Station is the most expensive object ever built at $160 Billion.
51wP TIL “Contagious shooting” is the name for the phenomenon when one person in a group shoots, the entire group starts shooting (even if they don’t know why they’re shooting)