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TIL Russia almost descended into civil war in 1993 after the parliament building was shelled by tanks under orders of President Boris Yeltsin

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DQ7Zj TIL of the 6 Degrees of Separation theory: The idea that all humans are connected with 6 connections or less
Brgxx TIL that the clementine was discovered by a missionary Catholic priest who served in French Algeria
eMeE TIL Palomar Observatory representatives have managed to persuade the city councils of San Diego and its neighboring communities to light their streets with low-pressure sodium lamps in order to reduce light pollution for their astronomers
Z8EYa TIL The Swiss Air Force didn't respond to a hijacked airliner in their air space as it was outside normal office hours. A spokesman stated: "Switzerland cannot intervene because its airbases are closed at night and on the weekend"
b9Jlp TIL that cows do have different accents.They will moo different depending on which region of the world they come from