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TIL of the Gromyko Commission, which although there was wide spread support for Crimean Tartars to return to their homeland, the commission decided that there was no "no basis" for the Crimean Tartar’s return to their homeland.

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KE6a TIL Carl Sagan was not an Atheist stating “An atheist is someone who is certain that God does not exist, someone who has compelling evidence against the existence of God. I know of no such compelling evidence.” However he was not religious.
ANPv7 TIL that the thiomargarita magnifica is the largest bacteria ever discovered, big enough to be seen by the naked eye
rQR0 TIL The longest work of fiction ever written is three million words long and six times longer than War and Peace, as of July 2013. It is a Super Smash Bros. Brawl fanfic.
BgWad TIL Some shoe companies will sell shoes with “fuzzy bottoms/soles” (think inexpensive shoes sold at places like Walmart, Target, etc) because they can legally classify them as “slippers” changing import tariff from 37.5% to just 3% despite them clearly being sneakers
d85Md TIL Ancient Egyptian mummies were discovered to have traces of Nicotine, Hashish and Cocaine. The Coca Plant being native at the time to South America leads to speculation of trans-oceanic transport in ancient times.