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TIL that all Pakistani passports bear the inscription “This passport is valid for all countries of the World except Israel.”

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YMnr TIL: Table Knives are rounded instead of pointed to prevent people from picking their teeth and from stabbing each other
Db1v TIL: the Non Human Rights Project a small team of lawyers who are trying to give intelligent animals legal rights like we have.
Blkk TIL llamas are a popular alternative to sheep dogs because they eat the same food as sheep, readily bond with and become part of a sheep herd, can see predators from afar due to their height, and are very protective of their herd, which they bravely defend by spitting at and kicking predators.
8ao4b TIL about Jaime Escalante. He was able to help hundreds of students to pass the AP calculus test in a school where almost no students went to college. He was forced to leave the school due to death threats and intimidation from other teachers.
bnwQ TIL that a lower IQ as a child correlates to higher chances of obesity as an adult