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TIL that the time zone UTC-12:00 is the only one that is completely uninhabited

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kJwdW TIL that Scotland has over 30,000 lochs but only 1 lake.
N7ndQ TIL that the brand name of LaCroix sparkling water is actually pronounced "la-croy," according to the manufacturer.
p8rYb TIL the US Air Force drops every christmas since 1952 10s of thousands of pounds of supply, food, toys and commodities on the islands of Micronesia. It is the longest running mission of the United States Department of Defense and the longest running humanitarian airlift in the world.
9YyPX TIL the word "cancer" is derived from the Latin term for crab because translations of Hippocrates observed that in surface-level tumors, "the veins are stretched on all sides as the animal the crab has its feet". Greek tradition forbade opening the body, so the description was limited to skin.
VQAm TIL That for every dollar the US owes another country, it is owed 89 cents in foreign debt