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TIL, that France shares its largest border with Brazil

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N7R18 TIL about a tattooed biker gang called Rescue Ink, who travel around rescuing neglected and abused animals and taking them to no-kill shelters/rehabilitation centres.
a87B0 TIL that for several years Republican and Democratic states had differing dates for Thanksgiving.
wy77 TIL that in 1906, Mary Astor planned the release of 10,000 imported Brazilian butterflies at her Debutante ball housed in nets lining the ceiling. They didn’t take into account the heat of the lights, and her party ended with 10,000 dead insects showering her party guests.
Z8BQ TIL that the guy who took the famous photo of the Wright Brothers’ first flight had never seen a camera before that day.
Yply7 TIL that the name Sahara comes from the Arabic word for "desert" and Gobi comes from the Chinese word for "desert". The Sahara Desert and Gobi Deserts are both the "Desert Desert."