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rgpy TIL It has been calculated that due to time dilation, the core of the Earth is 2.5 years younger than the crust.
nrZW TIL that when the Skylab satellite crashed in Australia in 1979, Australia issued the US a fine for littering. NASA didn’t pay the fine.
9wOjD TIL the first beer in cans came from a small brewery in Wales , named after it's town , Felinfoel brewery . It was "issued" to the British Army in WW2 , where it was given the name Feelin foul.
mywx TIL that during WWII JFK was stranded in the solomon islands, and ended up carving a message into a coconut, that a native delivered to the nearest US base and saved his life
6EQAZ TIL that the poodle is historically a hunting dog, and that its iconic pom-pom haircut is intended to help the dog stay buoyant while retrieving waterfowl.