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TIL that Canada is the most educated country in the world.

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Lj8v TIL that the “Kentucky meat shower” was an incident in 1876 where flakes of red meat (identified as lung tissue from horse or human infant) fell from the sky for several minutes. Theories include vulture vomit or a type of bacteria called nostoc.
16nZO TIL that in 2016, Burger King opened a spa in one of its restaurants in Helsinki, Finland. Customers could enjoy a Whopper while sitting in the 15-seater sauna room, and the spa also featured showers, PlayStation, TVs, and beverages and the price was $283/person
Z81Y TIL there is a hemp-based substitute for concrete called ‘Hempcrete’. Shine on you crazy diamond.
wLM08 TIL that the first editions of Moby Dick omit the epilogue and move the extracts to an appendix. The plot holes created by this caused the book to flop on release.
D1GBr TIL The Independent news is owned by a Russian oligarch, his son, and a Sultan from Saudi Arabia.