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TIL that America has a set of giant stone slabs, etched with “rules” for post-apocalyptic humanity in many different languages. It can be used to chart the sun and stars, and warns against “petty laws and useless officials”. No one knows who funded creation of the monument.

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KOv0E TIL Hen harriers, native to Eurasia, hunt by surprising prey while flying low to the ground in open fields, often circling an area several times looking and listening for small birds and mammals.Its owl-like facial disc affords this diurnal raptor exceptional auditory acuity.Males practice polygyny.
6EYDZ TIL in April 1989, 96 people died during a football match at Hillsborough football ground in Sheffield, Yorkshire
R7lw4 TIL Around half of all the debris in space today comes from just two events: a 2007 anti-satellite test by the Chinese government, and an accidental 2009 collision between two satellites.
jAKn TIL there is a bar in Key West with a “Bacon Happy Hour”, where a complimentary endless glass of crispy bacon comes with your order, even if you just get a beer.
Egy6d TIL Walt Disney World in Florida was originally not going to have a version of the popular Pirates of the Caribbean ride. As Florida is part of the Caribbean, Disney felt Floridians would find it redundant.