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TIL, the island state of Tasmania, shares a 85m long land boarder with the state of Victoria (part of the Australian mainland) due to a surveying error

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jxaR TIL In 2013, you can re-use calendars from these years: 2002, 1991, 1985, 1974, 1963, 1957, 1946, 1935, 1929, and 1918.
yQJMp TIL Bernard Fox appeared in two films about the sinking of the Titanic, 'A Night To Remember' (1958) and 'Titanic' (1997). In the latter, he delivered the line "Iceberg dead ahead, sir!"
O04g TIL the worlds oldest football (soccer ball) is from 1540 and was found on a castle roof in 1981
rELd TIL - The Bohemian Club holds an annual party in the Bohemian Grove in which members surround a 40 foot Owl Shrine with the voice of Walter Cronkite for a secret ceremony. Every republican U.S. president since 1923 has been a member of club.
XENb6 TIL that Münchausen syndrome, where a person pretends to be ill to gain attention and sympathy, is more common in men while Münchausen syndrome by proxy, where a caregiver (usually mothers) fakes or causes illness/injuries to a vulnerable person under their care, is more common in women.