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TIL that the country that shares the largest border with France is... Brazil!

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nWxAb TIL that although we use the terms "shock" and "electrocute" interchangeably, electrocution specifically refers to death due to electric shock.
QJMy9 TIL At the 1960 Olympics in Rome, a barefoot Ethopian marathon runner won the marathon and broke the world record.
Emad TIL that when Huckleberry Finn was first published, it was banned not for being racist as it is many times today, but for NOT being racist. It showed the friendship between a black man and a white boy.
MRO0 TIL that GPS devices are programmed to automatically shut off if they detect themselves to be traveling more than 1,200 mph at a attitude of more than 60,000 ft, just in case it is attached to an intercontinental ballistic missile.
Z1yD TIL It took Burger King seven years to realize people found its creepy, plastic-faced King mascot unappetizing. The royal representative has starred in the fast-food company’s commercials since 2004, doing things like stalking people outside their homes and scaring young women.