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TIL that there’s an American city 2.4 miles away from Russia

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ZpPVQ TIL that contrary to popular belief, the Mesopotamian god Dagon has nothing to do with fish or the sea, and the portrayal of him as a fish god based entirely on the medieval belief that his name was derived from the Hebrew word for fish, "dāg", which was debunked in the 1920s
16577 TIL that during World War II, a Great Dane named Juliana received the Blue Cross Medal for extinguishing an incendiary bomb by peeing on it.
dDjad TIL in US, millions of people sell their blood plasma for income, and the "donation stations" have business model designed to make the "donors" come back as much as possible.
epPx6 TIL Wristwatches were originally designed to be worn inside your wrist, not outside.
A6da TIL that due to the melting Arctic Ice, Polar and Grizzly Bears are mating. Their hybrid offspring are known as “pizzlies”.