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TIL there’s a land between Egypt and Sudan that is not claimed by any country; it is the only such place in the world outside of Antarctica

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b9W5a TIL a man named Curtis Flowers has been tried six times for the same crime and is currently sat on death row awaiting a US Supreme Court ruling on whether or not there was racial bias in jury selection
9R67 TIL, there is no definitive reason why the keypad arrangement is different for a telephone and a calculator/computer
7rywp TIL about Lunar lava tubes - Tunnels under the surface of the moon, kilometers long, hundreds of meters wide. Shelter from radiation and extreme temperatures. Can be used for habitation.
MeyG0 TIL that the word "guys" actually originated from Guy Fawkes' name, and was used earlier to refer to men of the lowest and depraved kind.
KYyvG TIL about "Staff D" at the CIA