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TIL the colors of the Olympic rings were chosen because they are the five colors that appear in every flag in the world.(minimum one colour)

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BgJQr TIL 65% of the population of the world is lactose intolerant.
168MO TIL about Dafen oil painting village, a suburb in Shenzhen, China, nicknamed the capital of mass art knock-offs, being a zone with many workshops dedicated to reproduce famous paintings of west and east, specifically, oil paintings but they made personal works for people too.
wo5N6 TIL that James A. Garfield was not only the first sitting member of the House to be elected President, but also published a proof of the Pythagorean Theorem while in office.
grOJy TIL: A TACA airliner had both engines flame out on approach to New Orleans. The one-eyed pilot safely landed the plane on a levee. In lieu of towing the plane away, the two engines were replaced on scene and then took off from a public street.
rR1Ae TIL a 2011 study showed that a group of 4 year olds had a temporary lapse in cognitive function after watching 9 minutes of SpongeBob