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TIL about "Mirie it is while sumer ilast," one of the oldest surviving songs in the English language, a 13th-century banger about dreading the end of summer.

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X0QLD TIL that during World War II, Qantas operated a series of flights called "The Double Sunrise" from Australia to Sri Lanka that took up to 33 hours. The name came from the fact that passengers and crew would literally see two sunrises on the westbound journey across the Indian Ocean.
4k1Qa TIL that scientists used to think bismuth was the heaviest non-radioactive element. In 2003, it was discovered to be radioactive; but its half life is a billion times longer than the current age of the universe.
d8pvr TIL that before becoming a star in ER, George Clooney got his first role in E/R
kpDd TIL that many scientists have suggested that complete eradication of mosquitoes would not have serious ecological consequences
b6Zp0 TIL that in the Joan Miró Foundation, in Barcelona, you can see a functional mercury fountain created by Alexander Calder. It has to be kept in an airtight glass casing at all times because of the toxic fumes.