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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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19r4 TIL: The US created a bomb containing hibernating bats with a timed incendiary device. Launched at dawn the bats would inhabit nearby attics up to a 40 mile radius setting fire to enemy territory. They named it the Bat Bomb.
pYyGN TIL famous Pre-Raphaelite English artist and poet Dante Gabriel Rosetti was in love with his friend's wife and wombats and even drew both of his passions together in 1869
N77LN Til: That a Japanese Village was spared being destroyed during the 2011 tsunami by its huge seawall - a wall that its previous mayor had been harshly criticized for building
4krkR TIL that A lightning bolt is five times hotter than the surface of the Sun. The charge carried by a bolt of lightning is so intense that it has a temperature of 30,000°C (54,000°F).
OGx4Y TIL There's a Federal Railroad Administration which allows you to report when and where trains have blocked a crossing for unreasonable amounts of time.