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TIL shadows on the moon are much darker than shadows on the Earth due to the lack of atmosphere scattering the sunlight.

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MyBm TIL the average European still eats less than one tablespoon of U.S. peanut butter in an entire year.
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neY5G TIL: A major contributor to the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary was an insane murderer who made submissions for several years before the editor attempted to visit him finding he lived in an asylum.
E1dox TIL P. L. Travers, the author of "Mary Poppins," detested Disney's treatment of her book so much she refused to work with Disney again; the company waited until Travers' death to negotiate with her estate for the upcoming sequel.
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