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TIL that 10 days were skipped in October 1582 when they switched from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar.

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ZaQo TIL that in 1990 the Galileo Spacecraft, in an experiment designed by Carl Sagen, passed by Earth to see if life could be detected from space. The answer? Barely, but yes.
4oKb TIL Cat meat is believed to boost one’s health during the winter months in traditional Chinese medicine. Cat eating is mostly limited with Guangdong province, where local restaurants are supplied by a nationwide network of catnappers who snatch up strays and deliver them by rail.
BrZPr Til Telling the truth when tempted to lie can significantly improve a person’s mental and physical health. Researchers found participants could purposefully and dramatically reduce their everyday lies, and that in turn was associated with significantly improved health
oRRQA TIL There is a hill in rome made up of 80 million broken pots that were discarded after use in shipping.
Bg8Qy TIL that there ist an ongoing armed conflict in West Papua since 1963 with at least 100,000 deaths