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TIL that there are only six places in world without Mosquitos Iceland ,New Caledonia ,French Polynesia,The Seychelles,Antarctica,Faroe Islands

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ML9B TIL that if the man rationing the rum on a ship was suspected of cheating would be challenged to mix the rum with gunpowder. rum that was not watered down and was “over proof”, would still allow the power to ignite, coining the term.
0D1L TIL that in 1994, the Surgeon General of the United States was fired for saying masturbation is “part of human sexuality, and perhaps should be taught.”
M7YNa TIL nacreous clouds, also known as polar stratospheric clouds, are often visible in polar regions during winter. These rare clouds form at high altitudes in the stratosphere, about 15 - 25 km above the Earth, their stunning colors are caused by the diffraction of sunlight through tiny ice crystals.
koom TIL That Pythagoras is reported to have sentenced one of his students to death by drowning after the student proved that the square root of two was irrational. (Pythagoras believed all numbers were rational).
6E05X TIL During the Cold War, Soviet Union compiled a ultra meticulous map of Washington DC that are far more detailed than typical city maps we are all familiar with including details like precise width of roads, load-bearing capacity of bridges and location of water reservoir and pumping stations