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TIL The Dead Sea Shrinks About 3 Feet Every Year And Will Be Gone In 30 Years.

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p8YOb TIL of the Edward Mukuka Nkoloso, who led Zambian space program in 1960s, attempting to beat US and Soviets to the Moon.
7AK7 TIL: The Beatles song “I am the Walrus” was written after John learned the English master in his former high school was making the class analyze lyrics from Beatles songs. In response, he wrote the most confusing lyrics he could, saying, “Let the fuckers work that one out.”
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