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TIL that of the 195 UN member and observer states, just 5 aren't party to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Of these, 4 are known or believed to possess nuclear weapons, while the fifth is South Sudan.

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nW8J9 TIL that male Gentoo penguins propose to females by giving them a pebble. If the female accepts the pebble, they become a mated pair and use the pebble to build their nest.
Ng6M TIL that Coffeemate is allowed to say it has no trans fats despite having a lot (it is the second ingredient) because they made the serving size absurdly small.
vrDK TIL Reindeer (aka Caribou) see light in the ultraviolet range, and that their eyes change in colour through the seasons from gold through to blue to help them better detect predators
oRAyL TIL that in Korea, there have been multiple claims of tooth loss due to stress. A Korean study even confirmed a link between the two.
6EYvw TIL that a hitchhiking robot, named HitchBOT, (who successfully hitchhiked across Canada, the Netherlands, and Germany) was ”murdered” in Philly; shortly after beginning its journey in the USA.