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TIL: Maine is the U.S. state closest to Africa.

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VMv0 TIL McDonalds only reintroduces the McRib when pork prices are low.
WkB4d TIL about Black July. On 24 July 1983, anti-Tamil rioting started in the capital Colombo in Sri lanka and spread to other parts of the country. Over 7 days, Sinhalese mobs attacked, burned, looted, and killed thousands of Tamil targets. it is generally seen as the start of the Sri Lankan Civil War.
G9oG TIL there’s an episode of Arthur that teaches censorship on television. For the entirety of the episode the children learn and use curse words toward one another!
06xv TIL that the movie Never Been Kissed was titled “Because She’s Ugly” in the Philippines.
8a4p4 TIL a sheep, a duck and a rooster were the first passengers to fly in a hot Air Balloon.