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TIL that Namibia was the first country in the world to incorporate the protection of the environment into its constitution.

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wERW TIL that before Summer Glau met Joss Whedon and got cast in Firefly, she auditioned for Power Rangers
Brj1k TIL that a helium balloon on the moon, unlike what might feel intuitive, would drop to the ground as if it was heavy.
rNVBe TIL an artist displayed 10 goldfish in individual blenders in a Danish museum and allowed visitors to turn on the machines. Some did.
aj8b TIL French fashion designer, Gabrielle Bonheur “Coco” Chanel (1883 –1971), along with being anti-semitic, homophobic, and addicted to morphine, was a spy for the Third Reich.
X0R1Q TIL that Saudi Arabia runs a conjoined twins programme and flies conjoined twins from all over the world for their separation surgery while taking care of all the expenses of the travel and stay.