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TIL that the fibonacci sequence can approximately convert miles to kilometers. Select any two adjacent numbers from the series e.g. 8 and 13. Assuming smaller number is in miles & larger number is in kilometers. 1 Miles = 1.60934 Kilometer, 8 Miles = 8 * 1.60934 = 12.8747 Km ≈ 13 Km, so 8M ≈ 13Km
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TIL the largest living organism as of June 2022 is a specimen of “Posidonia australis” seagrass (aka Poseidon’s ribbon weed).Spawned from a single seed around 4500 years old and covering approximately 200 square kilometres (77 square miles), the entire plant is connected and shares the same DNA.
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TIL that The Baltic Way or the Baltic Chain was a peaceful political demonstration that occurred on 23 August 1989 in which approximately two million people joined their hands to form a human chain spanning 690 kilometers (430 mi) across the three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
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TIL Ibn Battuta was a Moroccan explorer who travelled extensively across Africa and Asia between 1325 and 1354. He travelled more than any other explorer in pre-modern history, from present-day Mali and Tanzania to Beijing – approximately five times the distance covered by Marco Polo.
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TIL of Moving Day in Quebec. Because of a previous law, the vast majority of leases in Quebec end on or around July 1. In July 2004, approximately 120,000 households moved, corresponding to 4% of the population. Moving companies work around the clock, with charges often being 3x normal rates.
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