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TIL there are more Wikipedia articles on Antarctica than all but one of the African countries

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JZr1 TIL that it is possible to receive an Oxford degree with “congratulatory” honors; the work was so excellent that professors stand and applaud.
xVNo5 TIL that Hitler was a vegetarian and would give vivid and gruesome descriptions of animal slaughter to dissuade his colleagues from eating meat.
69BnJ TIL That Fred Rodgers named his royal puppet King Friday XIII because so many people are superstitious about that day and he wanted to make it a fun day instead, so every Friday 13th was also King Friday's Birthday. Happy Birthday King Friday!!!
eMXn TIL that Christine Maggiore, AIDS skeptic who wrote the book “What if Everything You Thought You Knew About AIDS Was Wrong?” ultimately died from AIDS-related pneumonia.
DQx6g TIL the African Union headquarters built in Ethiopia in 2012 were entirely funded by the Chinese government, who reportedly spied on the building for 5 years via hidden microphones and an IT system that sent files to Shanghai daily.