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TIL High tide to high tide takes 12 hours and 25 minutes. That is because as the Earth rotates, the moon moves too and it takes 24 hours and 50 minutes before the moon is directly overhead.

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7r7VP TIL Parks & Rec was originally planned to take place in the same world as The Office (US). The plan was that the copier machine at Dunder-Mifflin would break down, be recalled by the manufacturer, and then be fixed and shipped out to Pawnee, Indiana, where the show would pick up.
e0OXD TIL the Blue Malayan Coral Snake, native to SE Asia, is venomous and there is no known antivenom if bitten.It has occasionally caused human deaths. It has unusually long venom glands, extending to 25% the length of the body.It grows to about 5 feet and subsists on other snakes, even its own species.
VMGoD TIL about Musical Anehdonia, a neurological condition where a person doesn't like or listen to music. They understand and comprehend music, just don't find any enjoyment from listening to music.
VxlB TIL King Henry VIII was once arrested and then imprisoned for assaulting a police constable with his walking stick. When the police constable was informed he had jailed the King of England, he feared execution; instead he was commended by Henry VIII for his dedication to duty.
b6rvZ TIL that the Guano Islands Act enables any American citizen to annex unclaimed islands containing seabird/bat excrement (guano) in the name of the United States (at the discretion of the President)