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TIL that the reason Washington DC was created as a perfect square was due to vague wording in The Constitution in which it stated that the capital district must be "10 miles square".

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WP48 TIL that those tiny bright moving lines that appear in your field of vision when looking at a clear blue sky are actually your own white blood cells moving in the capillaries in front of your eyes’ retinas.
EgEJP TIL Chinese women in the Ming and Qing dynasties would point out their medical issues on ivory dolls instead of being touched by, or discussing their problem with, a physician.
e0ag TIL That Nicolas Cage convinced Johnny Depp to pursue acting while playing a game of Monopoly
4wRN TIL that at its height in 1530, the Inca Empire was considered the largest in the world. 3 years later it had been effectively destroyed by Spanish invaders.
4X0do TIL Mortal Kombat 11 developers have been diagnosed with PTSD after long time exposure to violent contents