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TIL that Interpol was once headquartered in the same building as the Gestapo.

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DQXaV TIL that Aphantasia is a neurological phenomenon where individuals can't create voluntary mental images, including visual, auditory, or sensory representations in the mind's eye.
16knV TIL don't stand under the Manchineel tree when it's raining because its toxins are water-soluble. Don't stand close to it, as you could inhale the toxins. Every part of the Manchineel (also helpfully referred to as Manzanilla de la Muerte, or "little apple of death") is poisonous and can kill you.
Bg7NK TIL that the English artist L. S. Lowry (1887–1976), famous for his paintings depicting industrial scenes in England's North West, holds the record for the most British honours rejected, declining them on five occasions, including a knighthood in 1968.
oRV4E TIL that Cambodia is one of the world's few elective monarchies along with Malaysia, the Vatican and the United Arab Emirates
Z0Xa TIL LION KING was considered the ‘B-movie’ during production and all the top Disney animators were working on POCAHONTAS