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TIL that “no one has actually ever found a real pirate’s buried treasure map.”

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699pw TIL that the northernmost point of land on earth is a small island off the coast of Greenland, 83-42, named after its latitude of 83 degrees 42 minutes north, but its official recognition is still pending due to its very small size.
4XxOa TIL the rugged tropical Pacific island of Nuku Hiva is covered with pine forests, planted by sailors centuries ago. It makes parts of the island look like the European Alps.
BrRZe TIL: Rabbits were domesticated due to Pope Gregory the Great ruling that young rabbits were not classified as meat so Christians could eat them during lent
ADJyn TIL that the Zeppelin company is still alive and still producing airships
gMPp4 TIL a Chinese general once scared away an army of 10,000, with a flute. The well known general sat on the wall of his undermanned city playing the flute, with the gates flung open. The opposition assumed it to be a trap and retreated.