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TIL Republicans and Democrats used to switch symbolic colors until the 2000 presidential election

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v14L4 TIL it is illegal to lock your car doors in Churchill, Manitoba. Residents are greatly outnumbered by Polar Bears and may need to use an unlocked car as a temporary shelter if they come under attack.
5YVO9 TIL India still bans gay sex.
5RNP TIL most streets in Japan don’t have names. In Japan, they use a very different addressing system than is used in most Western countries. Rather than streets having names (the space in between blocks), they give blocks numbers and leave the space in between the blocks, streets, nameless.
Mek6B TIL most animal and plant species are able to generate Vitamin C on their own. Humans (and related species), Guinea Pigs and Capybaras are among the few that can't
m1w0E TIL of Philae 436, likely the very last ancient Egyptian heiroglyphs to be carved.