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TIL there is a 40 acre patch of land in Maine that looks like a desert even though the area receives about 51 inches of rain and 71 inches of snow a year.

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QrwM TIL that after having the re-run episode of their Scientology episode of South Park “Trapped in the Closet” pulled from the air, Trey Parker and Matt Stone were quoted as saying, “So, Scientology, you may have won this battle, but the million-year war for earth has just begun.”
Wk6p9 TIL of Mir—a Russian space station launched in 1986 that lasted 15 years. It hosted the first wheat grown in space, the longest human presence, and survived several fires. When it began falling apart, astronaut Mike Foal said it was “a bit like a frat house, but more organized and better kept.”
Wp49 TIL: More people have access to a mobile phone than have access to a toothbrush
7rxKr TIL that Labyrinths were found in almost all Gothic cathedrals, though most were later removed since they distracted from the religious services in the nave. They symbolized the long winding path towards salvation.
0ZmL TIL an ad for Apple was almost a shot-by-shot rip-off of a music video of The Postal Service, created by the same producers and without consent from the band.