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TIL there are various occurrences in Manhattan throughout the year where the sunrise and sunset perfectly line up with certain east-west running streets. The phenomenon is known as 'Manhattanhenge,' a name coined by Neil deGrasse Tyson.

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eZ6g TIL When Turkey objected to the inclusion of Mount Ararat located on Turkish territory on Armenian’s soviet coat of arms Nikita Khrushchev replied “Why do you have a moon depicted on your flag? After all, the moon doesn’t belong to Turkey”
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