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TIL that one of the cities which is hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar isn't even built yet.

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EgrmW TIL that Lee Smith, the Hall of Fame pitcher, did not start playing baseball until his junior year of high school. He only tried out to win a $10 bet and began pitching after his team's star pitcher was killed in a hunting accident. In his first start, he pitched a no-hitter.
P7Yw TIL based on a 1986 statute, that the US government considers communication older than 180-days (i.e., old emails, neglected mailboxes) to have been abandoned by the intended recipient and can sift through those forsaken documents without a warrant or cause for suspicion
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ANl94 TIL: In Zimbabwe it is still illegal to insult the President and offenders face up to a year in prison or a fine of 4,800 Zimbabwe dollars ($13 USD).
XEObr TIL that the vent pipe in a Porta Potty only works if the toilet lid is closed, and that if it is left open then the Porta Potty will fill up with odor.