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TIL Betty White is older than sliced bread

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VM5MQ TIL Villagers were often surprised to see Hong Kong governor Murray MacLehose in remote areas, asking how things were and clearing up rubbish on their beaches. The Chinese government invited him to visit Beijing in 1979, making his the first official visit by a governor since 1949
NXEOP TIL there are about 20 quadrillion ants on earth. Their total biomass outweighs that of mammals and birds, combined.
Z8d8v TIL Jewish people were forced to wear badges or other identifying items centuries before Nazi Germany in both the Islamic world and medieval Europe
6Ew98 TIL Breweries in Dorset and Devon counties in England once failed to secure their waste from wildlife creating a colony of drunk seagulls. Seagulls were staggering around, losing their balance, and only vomiting seemed to help them.
Zpmr4 TIL that Lee Greenwood, singer and songwriter of “God Bless the USA” (also known as “Proud to be an American”) also wrote a Canadian version called “God Bless You Canada” that is exactly the same tune, just slightly different lyrics.