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TIL that the President of Seychelles is an Anglican priest

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m1W4v TIL the Foxconn suicides were a spate of suicides linked to low pay and brutal working conditions at the Foxconn City industrial park in Shenzhen, China, that occurred alongside several additional suicides at various other Foxconn-owned locations and facilities in mainland China.
BJWL TIL the USA has provided nuclear weapons for Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Turkey to deploy and store but they cannot arm the bombs without authorization codes from the US Air Force.
LQMgv TIL When the crocodile’s jaws work, the tear ducts are stimulated and hence the impression that the crocodile is crying over its food. That's why a false, insincere display of emotions is called "crocodile tears"
GAPDN TIL the 1956 Summer Olympics were held in Nov-Dec because the host city, Melbourne, is in the Southern Hemisphere.
0dpJA TIL that in 13 years, the number of living U.S. WW2 II veterans is expected to shrink down from 122,485 to 311.