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TIL after JFK was prescribed use of a rocking chair to ease back pain, he enjoyed them so much that he would give rocking chairs as gifts to friends, family, and heads of state.

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KYlvG TIL a territorial loophole created a de facto lawless piece of land between the Dutch and Belgian border. This area became known for hosting illegal raves, drug deals and prostitution. The loophole was closed in 2018 after a headless corpse was found there.
78MaM TIL that a year on Venus is shorter than a day on Venus
NXVvM TIL the "empty London" scenes in 28 Days Later were achieved by filming at dawn and simply asking people to stop walking through shots, as there was no room in the $8m budget to actually shut down any parts of the city.
8eEJ4 TIL: Dawn, the preferred detergent for cleaning oil spills, ironically derives its grease fighting power from petroleum derived chemicals
1ZJd TIL the blue whale is not only the largest animal on Earth, but the largest animal to have ever existed.