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TIL that the moon is slowly drifting away from the earth at the rate of 3.8cm (about 1.5 inches) per year.

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KwlE TIL that a white dove landed on Fidel Castro’s shoulder while he gave a speech, just after he liberated Cuba. It sat there one hour.
PbKL TIL that a father wrote 4 self-published novels about James Potter and his generation of wizards. They have been sanctioned by J.K. Rowling and are offered for free online.
GAnA7 TIL that the Tour de France has a dedicated support team to travel the route ahead of the stage and cover graffiti of genitals.
YvOv TIL that Captain Jean-Luc Picard did originally have a French accent, but it was scrapped because no one could take it seriously. According to Patrick Stewart, “it sounded like Inspector Clouseau.”
GYwvg TIL the largest observed snowflake was 15 inches / 38 cm wide (the average adult tibia (shinbone) is about 14 inches!). Witnessed by soldiers at Montana's Fort Keogh in 1887.