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TIL Earth’s moon is the closest moon to the sun

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m1kZy TIL before the Declaration of Independence, the Second Continental Congress called the Thirteen Colonies the "United Colonies"
BDvd TIL unmarried Iranian people who have sex or even date and hold hands can be arrested, fined, or flogged. Sigheh or temporary marriage is a loophole to this. People can marry for a few minutes or as long as 99 years.
GJYG TIL The Hanson brothers make a craft beer named Mmmhops.
V158 TIL that the Etruscan shrew’s metabolism is so fast, it needs to eat nearly twice its body weight PER DAY, it is also ranked as one of the most efficient predators because it needs to kill every 2 hours or it dies
OGbZg TIL about "bear raids" in finance, which is a term used to describe a situation where an investor, group, or entity attempts to influence the price of stocks downward in order to either profit from a short position or acquire a new long position at a lower price.