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TIL of Cáin Adomnáin, "Europes first human rights treaty". Created in 697 CE, were a set of laws - which kings across Ireland & Scotland agreed to follow - guaranteeing safety of non-combatants in war

3 years ago by Madbrad200

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TIL an ant mega-colony exists across 3 continents and is thought to contain billions of ants, all of which recognise each other to be from the same colony. The largest part of the colony is in Europe

3 years ago by Madbrad200

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TIL of the Kingdom of Bailundo, a non-sovereign monarchy located in Angola. Its king was notably deposed in 2021 after being charged of involvement in a murder

3 years ago by Madbrad200

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TIL that certain acidic soaps can make your skin hydrophobic

3 years ago by sentientLasagna

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TIL that there is enough gold suspended in the oceans that if all is extracted its enough to give each person on the earth 9 lbs (~4.1kg)

3 years ago by wetpaper

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TIL the snowiest place on Earth is in Japan, in Aomori and the surrounding area, known for having some of the heaviest snowfall in the world.

3 years ago by pyarra

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TIL that only two people survived a fall through a cumulonimbus cloud. One of the cases suffered severe frostbite and decompression injuries and was trapped in the cloud for more than 30 minutes.

3 years ago by pyarra

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TIL 91% of all the dives to the bottom of the Mariana Trench occurred in the past 4 years. Before that, the only visitors were the original explorers in 1960, and James Cameron in 2012.

3 years ago by pyarra

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TIL that there is an Herbicide that will turn Male Frogs into Female Frogs

3 years ago by pyarra

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