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TIL the new Disney’s film “Moana” has been called “Oceania” in Italy presumably to avoid confusion with an Italian porn star of the same name, Moana Pozzi

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Z8XNv TIL that the earth will become inhospitable to life in 2 - 3 billion years as the sun increases in temperature, pushing the habitable Goldilocks zone to Mars or beyond.
V4KD TIL that blind people can get a miniature guide horse if they don’t want a guide dog or are allergic to dogs.
b66wE TIL hitting an elephant with a baseball bat is illegal in California
WkONL TIL the African nation of Zambia aspired to beat US and Russia in the Space Race. Their "Afronaut" prep. program included using a tire swing to simulate weightlessness along with downhill barrel rolls for the g-force. They also had plans to Christianize the Martian population, among other things.
7dPr TIL that technically a diamond will not last forever; given enough time, a diamond will decay into graphite