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TIL that the Diomede Islands are only 2 miles apart but have a 21-hour time difference.

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a8r1b TIL a Japanese 21 yr old man massacred almost half of the people in his village after getting rejected by several girls
m1pAY TIL that Axl Rose once delayed a Guns N Roses concert from starting because he was watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of The Ooze.
DD6v TIL that in 1948 a DC radio station asked ambassadors what they’d like for Christmas. The French ambassador said “world peace”, the Russian said “freedom from the enslavement of imperialism”, and the Brit said “Well, it’s very kind of you to ask. I’d quite like a box of crystallised fruit.”
MeL8V TIL- That there was a Pipe Smoker of the Year award. Winners included Stephen Fry, Tony Benn and Patrick Moore
wodb8 TIL that the creator of Kwanzaa kidnapped and tortured 2 black women by whipping them with an electrical cord, placing a hot soldering iron in their mouths, and putting one of their toes in a vise.