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TIL Britain has the safest AC power plugs in the world

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a47J TIL that over 1000 year ago a mysterious Viking smith was able to forge swords of modern quality steel. They were far better than anything else in the world for over a millenium, including katanas. Only 44 examples were ever found. They are called +ULFBERT+H
rRKEe TIL that A typical four square mile patch of rainforest contains as many as 1500 species of flowering plants, 750 species of trees, 125 mammal species, 400 species of birds, 100 of reptiles, 60 of amphibians, and 150 different species of butterflies.
J1lYl TIL that sloths can starve to death on a full stomach
V5rD TIL after a Groom forgot his wedding pants in the dressing room of a Minnesota clothier and flew to Costa Rica for his wedding, the Clothier sent his daughter on an 11-hour flight to deliver the pants personally because UPS and FedEx said they could not help.
RxY9 TIL that Fasting is beneficial to the immune system by triggering stem cell regeneration