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TIL that, due to precession, the dates of Zodiac's signs should be shifted to a month back with respect to when they where defined around 2000 years ago

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QJrRE TIL that The British Isles, Great Britain and The United Kingdom are not just alternative names, they are totally different. Even more astounding The British Isles is a collection of over 6,000 islands
VMA6Q TIL, due to it's remoteness Supai, Arizona is the last remaining town to receive mail delivered by mule.
A9lx TIL Ostriches are the largest and heaviest birds in the world, they can outrun Leopards, their kick is strong enough to kill a Lion, male Ostriches can roar like a lion and they can see as far as 2.2 miles (3.5 km).
vyxR TIL Birmingham (UK) Has more miles of canal than Venice, and any other City in the world.
mxpGY TIL The last known subject of Queen Victoria was Violet Brown of Jamaica, who was born in 1900 and died in 2017 at the age of 117.