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TIL there had been an eruption of methane from Uranus

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oGe8 TIL that belief in dragons evolved independently in both Europe and China, and possibly the Americas and Australia as well
4kpKb TIL there is a loop of highways in Kansas City that, due to US freeway exit naming rules, has 23 exits all starting with 2 and then a letter. The exits use every letter of the alphabet besides I, O, and Z, thus leading to the name "Alphabet Loop."
YpPLd TIL of Anders Lassen a maverick Danish member of the British Special Forces in WW2. He once filed a 5 word battle report “Landed. Killed Germans. Fucked off”. He also drove a stolen jeep through the hotel he was staying at, into the elevator, and parked in his room. He was awarded the Victoria Cross
69pLX TIL about the use ofFinnish names in Ovamboland, Namibia, due to the historic work of Finnish missionaries.
Bg1Ny TIL on the Yap Islands, locals use a giant carved stone as currency and it never exchanges hands, someone will own it in name and use the idea of ownership as a payment method.