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TIL there’s a colony in Brazil populated by descendants of between 2,000 and 4,000 Confederate refugees who chose to leave the United States after they lost the American Civil War.

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jN01j TIL that after Lady Diana's death two Slovakian tourists were each given a 28-day prison sentence for having taken eleven teddy bears and a number of flowers from the pile outside the palace. This was reduced to a fine of £200 each.
VMomp TIL that if there are 23 people in a room, there’s a 50% chance that 2 of them share a birthday. If there are 70 people in a room, there’s a 99.9% chance that 2 if them share a birthday. This is called the Birthday Problem or Birthday Paradox
gbZL TIL In the Netherlands road constructors are by law obliged to do 20 years maintenance, hence now they make the best roads in the world
9dVm TIL in 1971, 25-year-old Steven Spielberg directed the debut episode of Columbo.
8aQpL TIL that Venus flytraps are native to North and South Carolina, not tropical rainforests.