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TIL that “one moment” is actually a medieval unit of time representing ~90 seconds

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QkZp TIL Russia is planning to invest $65 billion USD in what would be the world’s longest tunnel (103 km/64 miles) called the TKM-World Link. The tunnel would run under the Bering Strait and connect Russia to Alaska.
kJ4V7 TIL Columbus Day was founded as a way to celebrate Italian-Americans at a time when they were treated like second hand citizens
5VMnB TIL A fresh cilantro plant and a Stink Bug smell the same.
8aoMZ TIL in China, the per capita GDP rose from $89 in 1960 to $10,000 today. The life expectancy rose from 43.7 years in 1960 to nearly 80 years today. The country was producing two new billionaires per week in 2017.
kBmd TIL during world war 2, African American GI’s experienced less racism from Nazi German’s than they did from their own non-African American GI’s.