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TIL In Sweden, you can take sick leave during your vacation if you are ill.

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69P4Y TIL There's An Interactive Map Showing Every Tornado Touchdown In the United States From 1950-2021 And It's Searchable By Address, Rating F0-F5, Fatalities, Etc. 🌪️🌪️🌪️
yVOaX TIL of there existed a government Music Bureau in Dynastic China aka the Ministry of Music which wasnt a music academy like today, it collected poems & musical scores & choreography to inform the emperor of the thoughts, feelings, and conditions of the various people in different parts of the empire
x6Lv5 TIL Falling leaves can damage the finish on a car's paint job as the leaves are acidic. Removing them should also be done by hand or with a leaf blower, as brushing them off can cause micro-abrasions in the finish.
PeeG TIL that not only is there an actor named Denzel Whitaker, but he was in a movie with Denzel Washington and Forest Whitaker.
eppd4 TIL ‘Operation bodyguard’ was used in WW2, a combination of inflatable tanks, phoney insignias, fake radio transmissions, dummy paratroopers and even feeding faulty information to mislead spies. These efforts helped delude Germany into believing Calais would be the site of the D-day landings.