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TIL the earliest known maps are of the stars, not the earth.

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OoP0X TIL A field sobriety test doesn't determining whether you're sober or not or even to what degree you are intoxicated. It is simply a means for a cop to obtain evidence that you are intoxicated even if you're not.
QrAp TIL in North Korea marijuana is recommended as a healthier, cheaper option to tobacoo
Me6VW TIL that the longest period that the United States has gone without a vice president is 3 years and 334 days (1841-1845)
woJ1P TIL philosopher Thomas Hobbes was born prematurely on 5 April 1588, his mother going in labor because of her anxiety about the imminent invasion of the spanish armada, He would later write that "my mother gave birth to twins: myself and fear"
b7Q7 TIL Ernest Hemingway was challenged to write a short story in only six words. It was so good, it was said to made people cry: “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.”