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TIL: The President of Uruguay, José Mujica, donates 90% of his monthly salary to charity.

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5YKgQ TIL that there is a town, in Kosovo, called Metrovica, which shows the ethnical division and tensions between Serbs and Albanians. The river divides two sides, one where Serbians live, and the other inhabited by Albanians. The bridge that connects both sides is blocked.
rM8d TIL a Pakistani squash player (Jahangir Khan) won 555 matches consecutively, the longest winning streak by any athlete in top-level professional sports as recorded by Guinness World Records.
OowL TIL when put in a situation where you need to break into your own car, you should NEVER break the small side panes by the doors [quarter/vent glass]. This is the most expensive glass to replace on the car.
xaBD TIL a Massachusetts court ruled that a sandwich must contain two slices of bread, thus legally barring tacos, burritos, and quesadillas from being called “sandwiches.”
1por TIL The version of Anne Frank’s diary we read in school is edited. The unedited version includes complaints about her father and her thoughts on exploring her own body (NSFW)