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TIL that Russia is one-ninth of the world’s land mass and it has 11 time zones.

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kO8Bg TIL That the 2008 movie "Kung Fu Panda' was so successful that it created a debate on how Western filmmakers were able to make a better film about Chinese culture than the Chinese themselves.
e9aL TIL some architects refuse to design spaces deemed inhumane by their nature, including solitary confinement cells and execution chambers. The counterargument: if architects don’t do it, such spaces will still be built, just by non-professionals who may make them even worse.
o4Q8 TIL: American Indians born in Canada (with at least 50% American Indian blood) cannot be denied admission to the United States and have a special category where they can apply for permanent residence to the US with no other qualifications.
5YLXP TIL that as of the 2011 census, 44.1% of British Columbia identifies as irreligious.
E1vOd TIL Judge Judy’s audience are all paid actors.