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TIL that without the Moon the Earth’s axis would shift unpredictably and seasons would not be constant

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X0gBE TIL: Nazi Germany Dropped Counterfeit Money Across Britian In An Attempt To Cause Hyper-Inflation.
J1JMV TIL a 20 year old man ended his life after thinking he lost $750,000 on an options bet on the stock trading app Robinhood.
4KMb TIL the the first person to ever unlock an iPhone was 17 year old George Hotz, who subsequently traded it for 3 more iPhones and a Nissan 350z.
OoyGL TIL many sushi restaurants that serve "white tuna" are actually serving a different fish called escolar. Escolar consumption can lead to uncontrollable diarrhea due to the fish's toxicity, and is therefore banned in several Asian countries.
NrgM TIL that Melbourne might have been called Batmania