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TIL twice a year the sun rises/sets perfectly in line with the NYC grid. It’s called Manhattanhenge and it’s happening today

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w0eE TIL that the Vatican does not recognize China as a legitimate sovereign state.
nexNb TIL all wild Venus Flytraps live within a 75-mile radius of Wilmington, North Carolina.
oZZA TIL that Odin, a precursor to Santa Claus, rode Sleipnir, an Eight legged flying horse. In the winter, Odin gave out both gifts and punishments, and children would fill their boots or stockings with treats for Sleipnir.
jNeE TIL that George Washington thought 40,000 people was too many for 1 congress member to represent and supported an alteration to reduce that number to 30,000. Today, each member of the House of Representatives represents approximately 690,000 people.
1yd7 TIL When the Spanish arrived in the Yucatan peninsula the first Spanish explorers asked what the area was called and the response they received, “Yucatan,” was a Yucatec Maya word meaning “I don’t understand what you’re saying.”