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TIL that Tesla VS Edison rivalry is a myth and Tesla actually thought highly of Edison.

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GYKWQ TIL that Bingo was the name of the farmer, not the dog
R5m0a TIL about Heard Island and McDonald Islands, an Australian external territory comprising a volcanic group of mostly barren Antarctic islands. The islands, which are uninhabited, are among the most remote places on Earth, they can be reached only by sea, which from Australia takes two weeks
wdwP TIL There are over 250 million years of geological data missing from rock layers. This is called the Great Unconformity.
VMRjD TIL Stretch marks are also called by their technical name, striae, which are actually scars. The skin stretches so quickly that the collagen and elastic tissue are damaged, leading to the characteristic line-like appearance of the skin.
ANK4o TIL An October 2017 Presidential Decree in Kazakhstan ordered that the transition from Cyrillic to a Latin script be completed by 2031. One reason is that ending the use of Cyrillic is useful in re-asserting national identity and allows for better international integration