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TIL in the African country of Equatorial Guinea, they are building a new city called Ciudad de la Paz to replace the current capital, Malabo, because the new capital is on the mainland of the country making access to the capital easier since the current capital is on an island far from the mainland.

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BrNxb TIL that the world’s roundest object, a silicon-28 atom sphere, was created to perfectly define the weight of a kilogram. These spheres are so precisely round that if they were the size of the Earth, there would only be a 3-5 meter difference between Mount Everest and the Mariana Trench.
XwaR TIL that the invention of the bicycle was a factor in reducing rural inbreeding because it tripled the courting radius for rural workers.
JY65k TIL Post-it Notes were created by accident when a chemist tried to create a super-strong glue but ended up with a super-weak one. Even the now iconic yellow colour was an accident as it was the only one available in the next-door lab.
7aJM TIL 700,000 people in japan that are so far withdrawn from society they do not leave their house. Very interesting article.
OxWY TIL George Washington was not in favor of political parties claiming in his farewell address that it would lead to “inter-political conflict, divide the nation, and give rise to cases of tyranny.”