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TIL Michelangelo was once commissioned to build a snowman.

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6EQd8 TIL of Point Nemo. It is a point in the ocean which is furthest possible point away from any land mass. At certain times, the closest humans to this point are on the International Space Station.
PaRE TIL that voting is compulsory in Australia. If you do not register to vote, you’re fined. If you’re registered and you don’t vote (without a valid reason), you’re fined.
jNmGN TIL: Plastic bags were created to be reusable to reduce waste and save the planet, saving trees from being chopped down for paper bags
Y7py7 TIL that January is the first month of the Gregorian calendar because it is named after the roman god of all beginnings, Janus.
gMXv8 TIL that Shirley Temple, the child actor, was the 9th Ambassador to Ghana and the 27th Ambassador to Czechoslovakia.