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TIL Monaco has an unemployment rate of 0%

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GYMO5 TIL that a group of Black-capped Chickadees is called a banditry of chickadees, referring to the mask-like appearance of the species.
wLp11 TIL about kubaba a Mesopotamian bartender who later became the first woman ruler in history.
9yOM TIL of “iron harvest”, in which nearly 900 tons of WWI unexploded munitions are recovered each year by Belgian and French farmers after ploughing their fields.
d8Wnr TIL that three would-be rhino poachers got eaten by lions before they could steal any horns.
r7r0 TIL that “God rest you merry” is an archaic way of expressing good wishes, so the Christmas carol is “God rest you merry, gentlemen” not “God rest you, merry gentlemen”