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TIL it is illegal for civilians to wear camouflage clothing in at least 18 countries, including Jamaica, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, and the Philippines.

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4kNng TIL the NOAA gives financial awards to shipping lines who reduce vessel speed to protect whales
e0B94 TIL on May 25, 2000, Philippines Airlines flight 812 was hijacked by a man who robbed the passengers of their valuables and then asked the pilot to depressurise the plane so that he could jump out. He was pushed by a flight attendant out from the plane and his body was found three days later.
dDJm8 TIL July 1st is Bobby Bonilla Day
78AEP TIL That there are stories of mystical cities in the Philippines as well like the story of the Lost City of Biringan.
YpmMW TIL Female kangaroos clean their pouches by licking them out. “She is able to push her long snout in to clean it effectively, removing the urine and feces of the young joey by using her tongue,”