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TIL there is a mall in the capital of the country Moldova called Malldova

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690X7 TIL that Glow Sticks were found to break multiple consumer protection laws in 2014. "The use of dibutyl phthalate in glow sticks, considered to be toys, is a violation of the law" and in seven out of nine cases, the chemical ingredients did not match what was reported.
E1LKX TIL that the music used in the "You wouldn't steal a car" anti-piracy advertisement was pirated
XEkME TIL that every point in Colorado is higher than every point in Minnesota, and every point in Minnesota is higher than every point in Florida.
E8oP TIL: January 29, 1845: “The Raven” published in the New York Evening Mirror. The poem was enormously popular and soon made Poe a household name, but it did not bring Poe any financial success. He received $9 for the poem.
nQ47 TIL in 1997, when the computer Deep Blue went against Gary Kasparov in a game of Chess, Deep Blue made an unpredictable move in the 44th turn. Kasparov attributed this to Deep Blue’s “superior intelligence.” It was actually just a bug.