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TIL that Jupiter's magnetic field has one big North Pole, and two South Poles, one located directly in the south, and one located in an isolated patch near equator.

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grWjD TIL That the summit of the Mont Blanc (highest mountain in Western Europe) is at the center of a border dispute between France and Italy that couldn’t be resolved since more than 200 years.
X89r TIL that during a blind taste test, expert wine connoisseurs couldnt tell the difference between red and white wine.
pYG7Z TIL That Bobby Farrell the famous singer of the band that sang "Rasputin" died on the same day and the same town that Rasputin died in.
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