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TIL 'Changes' is a cover

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GArB1 TIL there are 4 "Poles of Inaccessibility" on the earth, points very difficult to reach for varying reasons (water, ice, mountains, etc.) Point Nemo is the most famous in the Pacific Ocean, where one is closer to space than to land.
B7Bx TIL that maple syrup is essentially anti-freeze for trees.
P1rYn TIL that the Happy Meal was invented by the wife of a McDonald's franchisee in Guatemala, calling it "Ronald's Menu"
LNAp TIL There is a vigilante group of women in India whose mission includes beating up abusive husbands.
LjMm TIL in the 1950s, while conducting civil rights protests in Monroe, NC against a strong Ku Klux Klan opposition, the NAACP enlisted protection from a local NRA chapter, who were determined to defend the local black community from racist attacks.