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TIL that Antarctica is the continent that had the largest desert.

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d8kxd TIL China's Qing Dynasty attempted various reforms to try to save itself. Local assemblies had begun to meet in 1909 and the dynasty had worked out a timetable for creating a constitutional monarchy, with a constitution planned for 1912 and a parliament the following year
grmP4 Today I learned that a 50,000-Year-Old Needle was found in a Denisova Cave
8awXb TIL In 1997 there was a contest to win an exact replica of The Simpson's house, fully furnished. The winner could keep the home or trade it for $75,000. The winner took the money. The house was stripped of its decor before being sold.
8anJ8 TIL the name ‘Britain’ comes from the Celtic word 'Pretani,' meaning the ‘painted’ or the ‘tattooed’ ones
pW9b TIL Samuel Adams (beer) donated hops from their surplus to 108 different craft brewers during a hop shortage in 2008. This action undoubtedly prevented some from going out of business. Info in Philanthropy.