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TIL that in 1967 Australia lost their prime minster, as in they couldn’t find him

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JY0G4 TIL that 4.5bn years ago, when the moon was created it was only 14,000miles away from earth compared to the 238, 885miles it is today. This is because every year the moon moves 3.78cm away from the earth.
w4QP TIL that Cape Canaveral has the area code “3-2-1”, to resemble the countdown sequence for rocket launches occurring in the area.
MlbA TIL that after Genghis Khan defeated rival tribes he would place the conquered tribe under his protection, integrate its members into his own tribe, and even have his mother adopt orphans from the conquered tribe, bringing them into his family.
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