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TIL there are Forth World countries. Many inhabitants of these nations do not have any political ties and are often hunter-gatherers that live in nomadic communities, or are part of tribes.

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YREv TIL that the last meal is based on a superstition from pre-modern Europe. By accepting the last meal, the condemned was believed to forgive the executioner, the judge, and witness(es). This would prevent the condemned from returning as a ghost to haunt those responsible for their killing.
P1bxJ TIL that the smoking cherub on Van Halen’s album cover for 1984 was an actual kid, and not just artwork!
woGo6 TIL that Seth MacFarlane was only 24 when he made Family Guy
Pjyw TIL that the world record for drinking a yard of beer was once held by former Australian prime minister Bob Hawke.
EpGV TIL Andre the Giant died in a hotel in Paris. He was in Paris to attend his father’s funeral.