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TIL that there is a park in Moscow containing toppled statues from across Russia

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GaeJ TIL: South Africa has no legally defined capital city. Power is shared between Cape Town (Parliament), Bloemfontein (Administrative), Pretoria (President & Cabinet) and Johannesburg (Constitutional Court).
madP TIL some skyscrapers have gigantic, 300-800 ton steel balls inside them to prevent high winds from making tenants dizzy.
9YYDm TIL fiddle and violin are the same instrument. The difference is in how they're played
oRnVo TIL Astatine is the rarest naturally-occurring element on Earth with even its "most-stable" isotope having a half-life of around 8 hours! A sample of the pure element cant be assembled as it would be instantly vaporised by the heat of its own Radioactivity! ( Astatos is Greek word for 'unstable' )
9jPB TIL the term “Hippie” is derived from the term “Hipster,” which described jazz fans in the 1940’s. Hipsters were known for pot smoking and sarcasm.