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TIL the earliest know printed map of Africa as a continent is that of Fracanzano, da Montalboddo, active 1507-1522

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v1PX4 TIL antidisestablishmentarianism isn't actually in the dictionary
ogJK TIL when the family of a Russian man named Vitaly Kaloyev died in a 2002 plane crash over Germany, he tracked down the air traffic controller he felt was responsible and murdered him. For this, he spent 3 years in prison, then returned home and was appointed as a deputy to a government ministry.
LKbm TIL there is no such thing as that dye that detects pee in the pool that you see in movies and TV. Its not real.
WkDad TIL that Finland, which used to dominate the Olympics, now has sports such as Hobby Horse (stick horses) dressage, Sauna World Championships and Air Guitar Championships.
vpD TIL that religious authorities in the United Arab Emirates issued a fatwā against Pokémon because it encouraged gambling, and was based on the theory of evolution, “a Jewish-Darwinist theory, that conflicts with the truth about humans and with Islamic principles”.