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TIL: Scientists in India found a new species of pit vipers and named it after Salazar Slytherin. The new species is called Salazar’s spit viper.

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BrQye TIL Neil Armstrong planting the US flag on the moon did not claim the moon for the US because of the 1967 Outer Space Treaty that made the moon into a 'global commons'
7KoZ TIL that Paul Revere actually shouted “The Regulars are coming out”, not “The British are coming”, since Massachusetts colonists still considered themselves British citizens at the time.
Z8RwR TIL due to OpenReach, all broadband and telephone companies have access to BT cables in the UK. This helps to ensure more competition in the broadband industry and has the long-term benefit of keeping broadband prices low.
Opg4 TIL within 6 months of the 2016 Rio Olympics; the Maracana Stadium was abandoned, had its power cut off, was invaded by worms and was missing nearly 10% of the stadium’s 78,000 seats
9RNQ TIL that Zootopia is the second highest grossing original film of all time.