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TIL that 2001: A Space Odyssey was realised a year before Neil Armstrong stepped on the Moon

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NoX6 TIL That since the end of the WWII Canada has been naming its 1000’s of unnamed lakes after fallen soldiers.
mxK4y TIL China is looking to dam the international rivers flowing out of Tibet, allowing them to be in a position to dictate terms to the downstream nations.
5xpB TIL Until the 1970s, The Supreme Court justices had to watch all the pornographic movies that were declared obscene and rule if they should be banned. As Justice John Harlan was going blind, Justices Potter Stewart and Thurgood Marshall had to describe the action on screen for him.
6pbJ TIL someone has been serial pooping in the holes of Norway’s Stavanger Golf Club for 10 years. The person even has a couple of favorite holes.
PYjE TIL there’s an underground garden in Fresno, CA that is meant to mimic Greece. And it’s open for visitors.