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TIL that in the Plutchik's wheel of emotions, boredom is on the same spectrum as disgust and loathing.

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R461 TIL: The entire declaration of independence of Indonesia reads: We the people of Indonesia hereby declare the independence of Indonesia. Matters which concern the transfer of power and other things will be executed by careful means and in the shortest possible time. Djarkata, 17 August 1945.
loZ1G TIL In 1804, President Thomas Jefferson had Pennsylvania Avenue cut through President's Park, separating what would become Lafayette Square from the White House grounds. Lafayette Square has been used as a racetrack, a graveyard, a zoo, a slave market, an encampment for soldiers
K5NQ TIL That in Australia there is an annual event building highly detailed suits of armor, weapons, vehicles and animals out of cardboard. They then have a massive battle destroying everything. They call it Boxwars.
ex6n TIL in Italy, old people “adopt” students, who can’t afford rent, to their homes in exchange for company and a little help around the house (website in italian)
Wk7PB TIL that between 5 and 6 million years ago, the Strait of Gibraltar closed, and the entire Mediterranean Sea evaporated within 1000 years, leaving behind a salty desert.