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TIL that 1000 kilometers is equal to 1 megametre (Mm).
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TIL of the mellified man, who, entering old age, would choose to consume nothing but honey until he died; and then would be entombed in honey for a century plus before being unmasked and eaten for health benefits.
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TIL the Mediterranean Sea went into a cycle of partial or near complete drying-up from 5.96 to 5.33 million years ago, when the precursor of the Strait of Gibraltar closed off sealing the Sea off from the Atlantic Ocean. The period ended with a flood when the Atlantic reclaimed the basin.
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TIL the top part of candy corn is the yellow “kernel”, not the white tip. Despite most marketing putting it upside down.
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TIL the most expensive vehicle registration plate number in Switzerland, "VS 1", was auctioned off for CHF 150'000 ($148,632 in 2017). Registration plates with low serial numbers or specific patterns ("TI 111 111") are very popular and are usually auctioned off.
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TIL In the 11th century, The first recorded attempt of human flight was by Eilmer of Malmesbury, who attached wings to his arms and legs and was said to have been blown 200m in the wind, before crashing. He put his failure down to not attaching a tail.