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TIL that the country of Brunei has two days off for the weekend, but they are Friday and Sunday so they aren't consecutive

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4kEgJ TIL an average of 2 amputations occur weekly at US meatpacking plants
9PGB TIL potentially lethal bacteria found in a Disney water park forced the closure of Discovery Island. 10 years later, three explorers broke in and this is what they found…
wLrE TIL that Michael Jackson’s famous “lean” in Smooth Criminal was made possible through a special patented “anti-gravity illusion” shoe.
grlp8 TIL that the entire cast of Alien, including Sigourney Weaver, was originally selected based on genderless last names. The best person was then chosen for each character, and a first name was assigned to them.
1lOP TIL: Cops can keep anything they seize, even if you are proven innocent. (In certain states)