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

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LkNGr TIL that all ships visiting the ancient city of Alexandria were obliged to surrender their books for immediate copying. The owners received a copy and the originals were placed in the Library of Alexandria
9Yrvr TIL the proper age order for US draftees goes 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 19, 18.
XE51D TIL spiked dog collars don't only "look cool", they originated from actual sharp spiked wolf collars used to protect shepherd dogs from wolf attaks.
b6lQ0 TIL when Brits say they are getting "a curry", it just refers to any dish originally from India (or surrounding countries), and is not necessarily food spiced with curry.
Y7KJx TIL Swiss German has no standard spelling. People write phonetically based on their dialect, so texts vary widely. Speakers can often tell someone's village by their accent or word choice.