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TIL Ecuador can experience all four seasons in one day due to its geographical diversity and position on the equator.

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w9JY TIL when David Bowie died his ashes were scattered in Bali in accordance with Buddhist ritual.
mxWvp TIL former Canadian musician Antoine Sicotte (Sky) has been working as a chef since 2009 as The Rebel Chef, having hosted his own cooking show and authored several cookbooks.
Op6 TIL that due to a gap in Dutch law, two thieves that stole from the Van Gogh Museum will legally own the stolen goods in 10 years if the paintings are not found.
gMEE4 TIL of Lucy Ann Johnson, a woman who disappeared in September 1961. Her husband reported her missing in 1965, and he was suspected of her murder. In 2013, Johnson was found alive. She said that she had left because her husband had been abusive.
lo7ar TIL that recently-ousted Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe won a lottery of 100,000 Zimbabwe dollars (about $2,600) in 2000. The lottery was organised by a partly state-owned bank and was open to all clients who had kept Z$5,000 or more in their accounts during December 1999.