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TIL That the summit of the Mont Blanc (highest mountain in Western Europe) is at the center of a border dispute between France and Italy that couldn’t be resolved since more than 200 years.

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7Mgp TIL that in 2008, McDonald’s saved $278,850,000 by removing one of the two slices of cheese from the McDouble Cheeseburger.
v10W8 TIL that Kobe Bryant won an Oscar.
QNjJd TIL there is a latin concept "anima mundi" that translates to "world soul", or "soul of the world". Similar to the idea of the human body having a soul, the world also has a soul that allows for an intrinsic connection between all living beings.
b9gkj TIL that it took nearly 2 hours to execute convicted murderer Joseph Wood. An hour after being injected with midazolam & hydromorphone (15 times the lethal dose), the prisoner was still alive. Lawyers filed an emergency appeal to halt the execution. Ten minutes after he died, the appeal was denied.
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