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TIL North Korea has a 100% literacy rate.

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bxM9 TIL at a Marine Mammal Institute, dolphins were trained to turn in garbage that fell into the tanks in exchange for fish. One dolphin was smart enough to hide pieces of paper under a rock, tearing off smaller pieces from the paper in order to get more fish out of it.
M7yJV TIL in Ancient Rome, the Rex Nemorensis was a priest of Diana Nemorensis. An escaped slave became Rex Nemorensis by breaking a branch of a tree to engage the current priest in mortal combat
v968 TIL that eight new islands have formed across our planet since 2010 due to underwater volcanoes eruptions and glacial retreats. Populations of many wild animals, including insects, birds, rats, and even monitor lizards have now settled on them.
W77DY TIL Richard Simmons hasn't been seen in public since 2014 and there are a lot of rumors about why.
j7Qj TIL: A Billionaire hedge fund founder payed 800 New York teachers an extra $15,000 due to poor teacher salaries