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TIL: Bananadine is a fictional chemical that was made up by the Berkeley Barb in 1967.

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DG9V TIL that the most densely populated area to ever exist on earth was a largely self-governed, crime-infested block in Hong Kong. Called Kowloon Walled City, it had a population density of 1,255,000 people per square kilometer
m1X4y TIL the Emoticon was invented by Scott Fahlman on September 19th, 1982
9YP7M TIL BBC World Service carried out a poll in 19 different nations. Only 4 nations believed the US was doing more good than harm in the world (US, Nigeria, Kenya, and India). All European nations had an overwhelming negative opinion of the US. The worst was Russia. Second was Spain.
joLR TIL - “The Blue Marble” is the only whole-earth photo taken by human hands. No one has since been far enough from earth to take a similar picture.
VBQOB TIL that Princess Diana and Winston Churchill are from the same family