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TIL that Google Earth is censored by the Dutch goverment in an unique way.

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GdNE TIL the Outer Space Treaty, signed by all major space faring nations, prohibits claiming territory in space or on celestial bodies. Space is considered “the shared heritage of mankind”
R7wrQ TIL that famous "Soviet flag over Reichstag" photo, was doctored because the soldier holding the flag was wearing 2 watches. Photographer erased the watch on his right arm because he thought soldier had looted items from dead Nazi soldiers, which was a punishable offence.
PYKNE TIL Edgar Allen Poe once wrote a love letter to the dash, a form of punctuation he felt was unfairly demonized.
R5rvQ TIL Sudan has nearly twice as many pyramids as Egypt.
9Ym46 TIL John Von Neumann was considered the smartest man alive by his fellow physicists. Enrico Fermi once told his Ph.D student: "You know how much faster I am in thinking than you are? That's how much faster von Neumann is compared to me."