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TIL Australian toilets don’t flush clockwise because of the coriolis effect, but because of the way those toilets are designed

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VM56Q TIL Tree experts pointed out a mistake in current Canadian currency. Instead of it's notes featuring Canadian maple leaves, it instead features Norwegian maple leaves. Although, both look fairly similar.
mxEPO TIL the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard which is roughly the size of Ireland is an entirely visa-free zone, meaning anyone may live and work on Svalbard indefinitely regardless of country of citizenship
44g TIL The little pegman from Google Street View turns into an Astronaut if you drop him anywhere inside the Kennedy Space Center
vPwWj TIL about Blackout Wednesday, or the night before Thanksgiving in Amercia, as people are off work and college students go back home. In some cities, it's the worst drunk driving night of the year.
A5px TIL that early hunter-gatherer societies enjoyed more leisure time than is permitted by capitalist and agrarian societies