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TIL that the US ranks 47th in the world in Freedom of Press

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VMVvQ TIL There has been an annual festival called 'Bob Dylan Festival' celebrated in the city of Shillong, Meghalaya, in India since 1972.
kgn1 TIL weevil eggs are in most grains that we buy, such as flour, cereal, or rice. So when you see weevils inside sealed bags, they didn’t “get in”. They were already there.
OpB6 TIL that having a relative “removed” defines their generation gap relative to you. So your mother’s first cousin is your first cousin, once removed.
yQyBw TIL there is a vine that will climb plants and mimic the shape and look of the leaves of their host plant. It can do this without even having to make contact with the plant
Q0DX TIL that 5 men volunteered to stand directly under a nuclear bomb that detonated 18,500 ft above them [Video Inside]