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TIL Russia firstly offered Alaska to Liechtenstein before they offered it to the US

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vPBMR TIL: There is a new plant that can suck carbon dioxide at a rate of about 1,000 tons a year
b9NB9 TIL in the 1930s NBC Radio added a 4th Chime to their 3 Chime jingle, alerting employees that historic news was happening, and all staff members needed to report. The 4th Chime was used after the Hindenburg explosion, and on D-Day
WkG78 TIL there is no English word for a group of Snow Leopards, because it is so rare to see more than one at once.
nQEo TIL in Norse mythology, during the events of Ragnörak, there is a ship made entirely of the untrimmed nails of the dead that will carry hordes to do battle with the Gods. It’s important to keep those nails trimmed so you don’t contribute to building it.