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TIL….British accents noticeable change within the UK every 25 miles

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X0Qek TIL In 1980, when doctors told Yugoslav dictator Josip Broz Tito he had to amputate his leg to save his life, he said he would rather take his own life. This stubbornness eventually contributed to his death, which opened a power vacuum and led to the collapse of Yugoslavia in the coming decades.
4kp5b TIL of the California Genocide, the killing of thousands of indigenous peoples of CA by US government agents and private citizens in the 19th century. Between 1846 & 1873, it is estimated that non-Natives killed between 9,462 and 16,094 California Natives. Most of the deaths were village massacres.
R5JoQ TIL about Monte Testaccio (Testaccio mountaint) an artificial roman hill made up of ancient disposed torn olive oil jars. It was in reality a garbage dump.
e00B4 TIL there are 96 bags of astronaut poop, pee and puke on the moon. They were left behind to make room for bringing moon rocks back to earth. Theres also 12 Hasselblad cameras, a gold plated telescope, used wet wipes, space food wrappers, golf balls, 70 other space craft, and 12 pairs of boots there.
DQ88D TIL that the largest theater pipe organ in the world is located in the Franklin, WI Carmex factory