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TIL That Russia is about the same size as Pluto

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v1YZL TIL Bjarni Herjólfsson, a 10th century Norse explorer, was the first European to sight North America in 986 while blown off course for Greenland. Despite begging from his crew to explore, he refused to stop and look around. He was later criticized by King Eric of Norway for his lack of investigation
vvLK TIL A woman can name any man she likes as the father of her baby, he gets a letter in the mail. If he does not prove he isn’t the father within 30 days, he is now the father and must pay child support. He cannot contest it.
neYkW TIL in 1936 Orson Welles produced and directed a version of Shakespeare's Macbeth with an all-Black cast.
5YQYQ TIL of May 35th, the date Chinese dissidents use to fool the censors when commemorating the anniversary of Tiananmen Square, June 4th, 1989
QNkVX TIL If you heat the diamond in the open air, it will begin to melt and burn at around 700 degrees Celsius (1,292 degrees Fahrenheit). Burning a diamond without oxygen, however, will make it change into graphite (a crystalline form of carbon) before transforming into a fluid.