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Til, The largest border in France is shared with Brazil

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P1EwZ TIL the mite A. grandis rides on the chins of ants, tapping the ant with its long forelegs inducing the ant to regurgitate food for the mite to eat (up to 5x/hr). The mite also steals food being passed to the host by other ants
y67v TIL of Bridget Loves Bernie, the highest rated TV show to ever be canceled after only one season. CBS and show creators were forced to cancel the show after receiving death threats from Jews, who were angered that the show featured a Catholic marrying a Jew.
1a9G4 TIL former spanish national team goalkeeper Iker Casilas was given money by his dad for lottery tickets every week but used to spend it on himself. One day 14 of his dad's numbers came up and he lost his dad 1.1 million euros.
6EVdJ TIL that the Japanese emperor Hirohito, who ruled during World War 2, was a passionate marine biologist and had published many papers on the topic and even discovered several new species of Hydrozoa
kOnL5 TIL as late as 2018 an 26 year old American missionary illegally attempted to christianize an isolated tribe living on an island of the indian ocean, and was killed shortly after landing. His body was not retrieved and no legal charges were pursued.