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TIL scientists discovered a 500-year-old map that accurately depicted Antarctica before it was officially discovered. It also shows the coastline of Antarctica without ice, something that shouldn’t have been possible, since the continent wasn’t officially discovered until 1820

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OLa1 TIL of Santa Muerte, a female skeletal figure primarily worshipped in Mexico. Among many other things, she’s the patron saint of: Homosexuals, Love, Police Officers, Drug Dealers, Smugglers, Mariachi Players and Bicycle Messengers.
Rnoa TIL An Australian public transport authority (Metro Trains, Melbourne) made a music video to promote railway safety. The video was censored in Russia because it “contains a description of different ways of committing suicide”
OGDm6 TIL of the Battle of the Porpoises, a military blunder during WWI where the Brazilian Navy slaughtered a herd of porpoises after mistaking them for German U-boats
KOaAJ TIL The NBA record for most rebounds in a single game is held by Wilt Chamberlain, with 55 rebounds. His opponent in that game was Bill Russell.
OoQg6 TIL about Pierre Latreille, a French zoologist who was imprisoned for refusing to swear an oath of allegiance to the state. While in prison, he recognized a rare beetle on the cell floor. Latreille's recognition of the beetle ultimately saved both he and one of his cell mates from the guillotine.