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TIL okapis are giraffe’s only living relatives

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e0K8D TIL of Ros Sereysothea, A Cambodian rock singer given the title "The Queen of the Golden Voice" who vanished completely under the reign of the Khmer Rouge
9wWQ7 TIL South Korea has just pulled even with Japan in the Human Development Index. Seeing improvement from 1970 when it was ranked below North Korea
MeZZK TIL when The Beatles allowed advertisers to use their songs in 2008, the songs still had to be re-recorded by other artists, and the use had to be allowed by Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono and George Harrison's family.
mxWVx TIL Washington is the first state to allow the composting of human remains. The law allows organic reduction using wood chips & straw, or alkaline hydrolysis aka liquid cremation. Tests of donated bodies resulted in rich, odorless soil passing all federal & state safety guidelines.
dDREZ TIL that in Hawaiian Shinto shrines, George Washington is worshiped as a kami.