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TIL A one-way trip on the Trans-Siberian Railway involves crossing 3,901 bridges

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gMdQy TIL that during World War II King George VI was at war with Germany as the King of the UK, but as King of Ireland he was also at peace with Germany and validated the credentials of German ambassadors. After WWII he was at war with himself as King of India and separately King of Pakistan.
EgkXd TIL The World’s Most Inconvenient Convenience Store Hangs 393 Feet Off the Side of a Cliff Located in China’s Shiniuzhai National Geological Park.
LWP0 TIL on the Galápagos Islands, a female Land Iguana and a male Marine Iguana will occasionally mate to produce a Hybrid Iguana
VlR4 TIL that Steve Jobs was really unhygienic: he thought that by eating only fruit the need to shower was eliminated, so he stopped showering. When he worked for Atari, his boss assigned him the night shift so that he wouldn’t need to interact with other people.
XmGQ TIL a 2004 meta-analysis found that the D.A.R.E program of drug education is not effective at reducing drug, alcohol or tobacco use.