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TIL reindeer herders in Finland put reflective paint on the antlers in order to cut down on nighttime car accidents.

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b9Q64 TIL Held every two years, the Pyongyang International Film Festival offers North Koreans their only chance to see foreign films on the big screen. Those who don't have the means to go to the theatre tune into the Mansudae TV channel, which shows mostly Chinese and Eastern European films on weekends
VBJkG TIL there was a girl who locked alone in a room for most of her first thirteen years, who never successfully learned a language. She is now 56 years old.
xVllb TIL Sari cloth is an effective way to remove cholera from drinking water (99%, according to laboratory studies). Filtering water to free it from microorganisms is practiced among Jains to follow doctrine of non violence, preventing pain to any living creature.
XEyrj TIL the Great grey owl is so elusive, it was first "discovered" by Europeans exploring Canada, despite the fact that the species exists in Europe.
epDlb TIL of Nicholas Macdonald Sarsfield Cod'd, an Irishman who in 1830 named himself a pretender to the throne of the new Kingdom of Greece. His attempt to get the job of King of Greece was rejected by the British Foreign Secretary, despite his claim to be descended from a Byzantine emperor.