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TIL The gavel used by the UN President is called "Thor's gavel" as it was gifted to the UN by Iceland's first permanent UN representative Thor Thors

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WyJA TIL that lichen found in Antarctica were placed in a mars-like environment for 34 days and adapted completely.
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