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TIL: we only ever see one side of the moon due to synchronous rotation

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4k61o TIL composer Robert Schumann would often plunge his hands into the entrails of a dead animal to cure any illness he was suffering from.
yVrDl TIL There are more than 400 documented archaeological sites in Canada's Ukkusiksalik National Park, including Ak&lungiqtautitalik, meaning “place of the rope game” noted for a large, distinctive stone feature. However, Ak&lungiqtautitalik is not currently open to visitors
X0nmj TIL there is a legal precedent for the term “bottom bitch”
WkK0X TIL in 1996 the Argentine branch of Coca Cola announced they would give away free tickets to a Ramones concert in exchange for ten bottle caps. Massively underestimating the band’s appeal in Argentina, Coca Cola didn’t have enough tickets available, resulting in riots and looting
JYJLl TIL of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, with only two citizens, it has been described as the smallest sovereign state in the world. It has Observer Status at the UN and has its own currency, passports, and postage stamps. It claims continuity from a crusader order over 900 years old.