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TIL that there is an Outer Space Treaty which states that no one on Earth can own any celestial body, including the Moon, because it is deemed as a “common heritage for all mankind”.

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VrgD TIL Przewalski’s horse is the only truly wild horse left in the world. Other horses like American mustangs or Australian brumbies are feral domesticated horses.
kJdoe TIL that the Talyllyn Railway was the world’s first railway to be preserved as a heritage railway.
7ByX TIL An inactive diamond mine in Russia (Mir Mine) is so deep, Helicopters can be sucked into it by downward airflow
oByR8 TIL After ordering multiple massacres, Zhang Xianzhong had his few remaining loyal servants carve a stele to explain his actions. The stele read: "Heaven Brings Forth Numerous Things to Nurture Man. Man Has Nothing Good With Which To Recompense Heaven. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill."
Wma8 TIL that despite the assumption that pre-19th century fashion was all about modesty, there was a period in the 1770s where extremely low cut necklines with areola and nipple exposure were common and considered less risqué than shoulder exposure.