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TIL that the Moon is one of the dullest objects in the solar system, and if Neptune's moon Triton was in its place it would appear 7 times brighter

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wA1J TIL That even though North and South America are physically joined, there are no roads that connect the two continents.
yQdWl TIL that during the 2007 Glasgow airport attack, as one of the perpetrators tried to open the boot of his jeep, a taxi driver, Alex McIlveen, kicked him in the groin so hard that he tore a tendon in his foot.
XE7lD TIL when the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre in 1911, the empty space it left on the wall attracted more visitors than the painting had.
N711J TIL the expression 'oi' was voted to be the 61st most beautiful word in the English language by a poll of non-English speakers in 2004. It was added to US Scrabble in 2006.
m1NER TIL of the longest tail-back in history — cars moved at 2 miles per day