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TIL I learned that the the town of Boring (Oregon, US) established relationship with village of Dull (Scotland, UK) in 2012; the following year they were joined with the Shire of Bland (New South Wales, AU) to form the League of Extraordinary Communities. https://www.blandshire.nsw.gov.au/Visitor-Information/Things-to-See-and-Do-landing-page/Bland-Dull-and-Boring-Sign#:… TIL Earth’s core has ‘mountains’ the largest than Everest, thought to be ancient sea floors sunken through the mantle https://www.popsci.com/science/ancient-ocean-floor-earth-core-mountains/?amp TIL that when Edwin Hunter McFarland could not fit all letters into the first Thai typewriter, he left out two consonants, which eventually led to their becoming obsolete. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai_typewriter After Japan's surrender in WWII, Americans sent many Japanese soldiers returning to their homeland through Hiroshima to impress upon them how defeated Japan was. Original tweet : https://nitter.privacydev.net/tilbots/status/1671773328724353024 On Dec. 23, 1987 in Hollywood, Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx was declared dead for two minutes after a near-fatal injection of heroin. Sixx was transported to a local hospital and released the next day. He admittedly began shooting up again almost imme... Original tweet : https://nitter.privacydev.net/tilbots/status/1643150347362344960 There is strong evidence the US sent residents back to the bikini atol post testing of nuclear weapons as it "affords the opportunity for a most valuable ecological radiation study on human beings ..." the relocation resulted in many premature deaths an... Original tweet : https://nitter.privacydev.net/tilbots/status/1625986817987059714 12
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@todayilearned that is a fantastic tag line!
@todayilearned sound like appropriate names for out past prime ministers. 🇦🇺