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TIL Iceland’s population is so low they have an incest-prevention app

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XaPr TIL of Bass Reeves. He was born into slavery, became one of the first black Deputy U.S. Marshals, arrested over 3000 felons, and may have been the inspiration for the character ‘The Lone Ranger’.
epkKD TIL that a slice of pizza contains a single serving of vegetable.
4X5xX TIL that a 70-year-old WW2 veteran stole a Soviet T-34-85 tank during a protest in Hungary, and drove it toward riot police to stop them from shooting rubber bullets into the crowd. He was later arrested, but released without charges. [video]
MMjA TIL: Dubai has no address system, no zip codes, no area codes and no postal system. For a package to be sent properly, the sender would have to leave proper directions to the destination of said package.
695vW TIL that poisonous birds exist. They contain toxins in their skin which are dangerous to touch or eat.