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TIL Monaco has an unemployment rate of 0%

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graD8 TIL the human stomach opens to the body's right. Thus, if you have acid reflux, you should lie on your LEFT, generally not on your right or on your back. [corrected source]
vP4n4 TIL that Marilyn Monroe was a method actor. She studied with the method acting pioneer Lee Strasberg, who also taught actors such as Al Pacino, Robert De Niro and James Dean.
XE6Gr TIL a woodpecker's tongue is so long that it wraps around its skull to protect its brain from over 1000g of force when it's hammering away
69Lo7 TIL there is a species of jumping spider in Africa which specializes in feeding on blood-filled female mosquitoes.
pYWD4 TIL Facultative bipedalism is when an animal primarily walks on four or more legs but can walk/run using only two legs. Facultive bipedalism is found many species including insects, lizard, rodents, and primates.