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TIL Virtually nobody in the middle ages believed that the world was flat

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6EXLX TIL in Singapore, anyone of sound mind and over 21, will have their heart, lung, kidneys automatically donated if they do not opt out
neEDb TIL Gold is an inert noble metal as it does not react with other elements. It is the most malleable and ductile of all known metals. An ounce of gold can be beaten into a sheet measuring 300 square feet or stretched into a gold thread 5 miles long.
aweYo TIL of Patrick Tadina a 30yr Army veteran who was the longest continuously serving Ranger in Vietnam. Due to his completion & small size he could often pass as Vietcong while wearing pajamas & sandals to get within feet of the enemy. He earned two silver stars & 10 bronze stars, 7 with valor.
vk7B TIL Rhode Island School of Design’s hockey team is called the Nads, their cheer is Go Nads, and their mascot is a giant penis with testicles.
jNM0n TIL When USSR premier Nikita Khrushchev visited IBM's Silicon Valley research facility in 1959 he showed indifference to computing technology, but he was so impressed by their buffet style cafeteria that he instructed factories across the Soviet Union to implement the self service dining concept.