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TIL that Aomori City, Japan, is the snowiest city in the world.

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99vr TIL the word “whiskey” comes from a Gaelic phrase meaning “water of life”
D1ldj TIL that Alexandria (Egypt) came to be regarded as the capital of knowledge and learning, in part because of the Great Library. It was unprecedented due to the scope and scale. According to popular description, an inscription above the shelves read: "The place of the cure of the soul."
wewP TIL that if you roll your mouse over the pronunciation text in wikipedia, it tells you in plain english how to pronounce the word (Try it here over ɒziˈmændiəs)
JYZQ1 TIL that between the thirteenth and eighteenth century, animals in Europe were taken to trial for charges ranging from murder to criminal damage. Witnesses were heard from and lawyers were often provided to the animals. Pigs were found to be the most frequent and worst offenders.
LMVv TIL Switzerland has a functioning system of direct democracy, and it’s the only one the world.