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TIL Earth has other moons
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kOby7
TIL in World War II, due the Japan-Soviet neutrality pact, US aid to the Soviet port of Vladivostok (the Pacific Route) was carried by Soviet-Flagged ships only and was mostly left alone, becoming the safest path for military aid from the USA to the USSR.
kOwOW
TIL that the New York Times researched and published biographies for every victim of 9/11 they could find.
wlj1
TIL although close friends who collaborated on four hugely successful films, after the filming of ‘Groundhog Day’, Bill Murray refused to speak to writer/director Harold Ramis until on his deathbed in 2014
d8ZyB
TIL because of a treaty in 1920, there are no alcohol taxes in Svalbard. However alcohol is also rationed there, with residents only allowed 24 cans of beer or 2 litres of hard liquor per month. Locals must present an alcohol card at purchase, while tourists use their boarding pass.
7mNM
TIL that court reporters “keyboards” only have 22 keys yet they can type well over 225 wpm