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TIL that Austin, TX is the only city in the world still actively using moonlight towers.

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g1YW TIL that American “cheese” cannot legally be sold as cheese in America. Hence the term “singles.”
5xgk TIL a ‘Nutella Tax’ was proposed by France partly because Palm oil’s production has led to displacing and killing endangered Orangutans
Z89wp TIL that after France surrended in June 1940, the Royal Navy sailed down to Algeria to seize the bulk of the French navy. When the French refused to surrender control of the ships, the Royal Navy open fired, destroying the fleet and killing 1300 French sailors
4XVvg TIL a Brazilian soccer referee was murdered and beheaded during a match after he stabbed and killed a player.
E17eX TIL Blanket octopus females, can reach nearly seven feet in length, compared with males that are about 0.9 inch long. They're also 40,000 times heavier than the male.