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TIL that Malaysia was the first country to issue biometric passports in 1998.

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bbA7 TIL that the most senior officer to survive the sinking of Titanic, Charles Lightoller, went onto serve in World War I where he rammed a German U-boat as commander of HMS Garry, and helped evacuate British soldiers from Dunkirk in World War II
JDak TIL: The town of Delta, British Columbia Canada has the postal code “V4G1N4”
5YEb9 TIL Nixon's infamous "I'm not a crook" press conference took place in Disney World, also making it the first time a sitting president visited the resort
6E15l TIL the first year basketball was played in the Olympics was during the 1936 Berlin games and was played outdoors on a dirt/clay court designed for tennis. During the gold medal game played between USA and Canada it rained 2" and both teams only managed to score 8 points combined in the 2nd half.
nwKo TIL the common garden snail can pass over the edge of razor blade without harm