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TIL Greenland is portrayed about 14x larger than its actual size on most maps

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JYrp1 TIL Thomas Jefferson’s slave mistress, Sally Hemings, was the child of his father-in-law with his own slave, making her his wife’s half-sister
GYWAG TIL the oldest D20 dice was uncovered in Egypt and dates back around 30 BC
oB7RE TIL that it's been more than 45 years since any human being has traveled far enough from our planet to capture a whole-Earth portrait like the famous "Blue Marble" photograph. 45 years!
Zp9ZG TIL That Runway Numbers are Determined by the Compass Bearing the Planes Approach From
QJjy9 TIL that the Boeing 737 had rudder issues during the 90s. There were three incidents(Two fatal). These problems caused 157 people to lose their lives. This was the longest FAA investigation in history.