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TIL it’s considered belittling and insulting to refer to Ukraine as “The” Ukraine.

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DQADg TIL the world’s oldest living trees are thought to be in Tasmania, Australia. Some Huon Pine trees growing on the island are estimated to be more than 10,000 years old.
eYYL TIL humans can enter sleep cycles of 24-48 hours in the absence of sunlight
jNpan TIL that the most expensive liquid in the world, is a thoroughbred horse semen. A gallon of gold-medal-winning Big Star's semen is worth $4.7 million.
LkVOV TIL that the United Kingdom has invested in the world's biggest stockpile of plutonium (well over 100 tonnes) that could either provide us with thousands of years of unlimited energy or become a massive financial and environmental white elephant as nobody can agree on what to do with it.
OaYX TIL there is a vault in the artic that holds every crop seed in case of a “doomsday event”