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TIL that by 2040 only 10 countries will have enough snow and ice to host the winter Olympics

1 upvotes • CMScientist

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14 of the top 20 fastest shrinking cities are in California

1 upvotes • lowertheminwage546

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TIL that honey never spoils. Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3,000 years old and are still perfectly edible!

1 upvotes • TechnicianOpen8394

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TIL that "Polly" was originally titled "Hitchhiker", and later "Cracker", and was left off Nirvana's first album because it didn't seem to fit.

1 upvotes • [deleted]

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Today I learned that German medical students hold an annual music video contest as part of their soccer championship. This year, over 80 videos have been released, with some getting hundreds of thousands of views on YouTube.

1 upvotes • MediMeisterEnthusia

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TIL the best selling non-religious book of all time is A Tale of Two Cities

1 upvotes • heyo3730

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TIL - You can control blood sugar levels by eating your food in the right order

1 upvotes • lukem1988

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TIL -Theremin - A musical instrument created in 1920s uses electric current as strings

1 upvotes • IntGro0398

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Today i learned about Chuck Feeney: The billionaire who gave it all away

1 upvotes • Usual-Apartment-7232

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TIL Gary Poulter was a homeless alcoholic man who was cast to play a homeless alcoholic man in the movie "Joe". He was found dead before the film was ever released.

1 upvotes • [deleted]

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
TIL that by 2040 only 10 countries will have enough snow and ice to host the winter Olympics	1	CMScientist
14 of the top 20 fastest shrinking cities are in California	1	lowertheminwage546
TIL that honey never spoils. Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3,000 years old and are still perfectly edible!	1	TechnicianOpen8394
TIL that "Polly" was originally titled "Hitchhiker", and later "Cracker", and was left off Nirvana's first album because it didn't seem to fit.	1	[deleted]
Today I learned that German medical students hold an annual music video contest as part of their soccer championship. This year, over 80 videos have been released, with some getting hundreds of thousands of views on YouTube.	1	MediMeisterEnthusia
TIL the best selling non-religious book of all time is A Tale of Two Cities	1	heyo3730
TIL - You can control blood sugar levels by eating your food in the right order	1	lukem1988
TIL -Theremin - A musical instrument created in 1920s uses electric current as strings	1	IntGro0398
Today i learned about Chuck Feeney: The billionaire who gave it all away	1	Usual-Apartment-7232
TIL Gary Poulter was a homeless alcoholic man who was cast to play a homeless alcoholic man in the movie "Joe". He was found dead before the film was ever released.	1	[deleted]