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TIL South America has its own “EU”: Mercosur, a customs union of Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Bolivia (Venezuela suspended), with ~295M people and a residency pact that lets citizens live and work across members.

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4kgo5 TIL a boot-scraper, door scraper, or decrottoir is a device consisting of a metal blade, simple or elaborate, permanently attached to the wall or to the sidewalk at the entrance to a building to allow visitors to scrape snow, mud, leaves, or manure off the soles of their shoes before entering
YpZ57 TIL After Col. Shaw died in battle, Confederates buried him in a mass grave as an insult for leading black soldiers. Union troops tried to recover his body, but his father sent a letter saying "We would not have his body removed from where it lies surrounded by his brave and devoted soldiers."
MeKkA TIL that Turkey is planting 11 million trees on Nov. 11 across the country, setting a new Guinness World Record.
8eX04 TIL in Bram Stoker’s original book, Dracula is much less powerful in daylight and is only able to shift his form at dawn, noon, and dusk. The sun is not fatal to him, as sunlight does not burn and destroy him upon contact, though most of his abilities cease.
7yv7 TIL: The oldest recorded cat was 38 years old. The previous record holder was 34 and owned by the same man.