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TIL that not only are the mountains on Saturns moon Titan named after mountains and ranges from works J.R.R. Tolkien, but the plains are named after locations from the Dune Universe.

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6EBrW TIL In 2006, The original 100 year old plaque from The Big Apple Jazz Club in Harlem (from which New York City gets its nickname) was rescued from the trash when a Popeyes fast food restaurant tore down the original building.
4xrw TIL the brewery in Belgium that created and produces Stella Artois pilsner beer was founded in 1366 as the “Den Hoorn” brewery in Leuven and turns 650 this year. It became “Brouwerij Artois” in 1717. The horn logo is recognized as the oldest known continuously-used company logo in the world.
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