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TIL almost 3 billion living people have never used the Internet

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E1EV7 TIL that it's possible for a human to dissolve in Yellowstone's hot springs. On June 7, 2016, Colin Scott slipped and tumbled into the acidic boiling waters of the Norris Geyser while looking for a hot spot to soak in. Scott had illegally ventured off the boardwalk and within 24hrs he dissolved.
KYWK9 TIL of dazzle camouflage on ships, which consisted of complex geometric shapes and patterns intended to disrupt the ship’s outline and thereby confuse the enemy on the trajectory of the ship
wX4J TIL New Zealand bans all advertising on TV on Christmas, Easter, Good Friday and ANZAC Day
xV5E5 TIL that the robbery of the Federal Reserve in Die Hard with a Vengeance is so plausible that the FBI actually questioned the screenwriter on how he had such intimate knowledge of the vaults.
BlDy TIL that from 1808 to 1821, the capital of Portugal was moved to Rio de Janeiro, making it the only European country to have been ruled from its colonies.