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TIL that Saturn has a hexagon on it’s north pole.

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nWj8d TIL "The Twelve Days of Christmas" STARTS on Christmas Day, and ends of January 5th (Three Kings Day).
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RveQ TIL the classic “Fedora-tipping Neckbeard” picture is of Jerry Messing, who was on the TV show Freaks and Geeks.
9wKvQ TIL that the Great Wall of China actually extends into the sea.
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