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TIL brazil declared war on germany in WW1

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N8mE TIL that if there are 23 people in a room, there is 50% probability that two share the same birthday. If there are 70 people in the room, the probability jumps to 99.9%
E1Opd TIL that 'Killing Season' (or 'July Effect' in USA) is a period of increased medical complications due to graduate doctors beginning residency.
X0En6 TIL the director of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) limited the quantity of onscreen gore in hopes of securing a PG rating, but the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) rated it an R.
jN5YN TIL the crew on a WW2 Japanese cruiser annoyed the ship's officers by teaching a pet monkey to salute them
dDX7r Til there's no such thing as the Transatlantic Coal Seam, there was never a coal seam that extended from South Wales to Pennsylvania