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TIL the Euro is the official trading currency of Cuba, North Korea and Syria

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xVxMk TIL the late king of Jordan was an avid Amateur Radio operator who regularly interacted with people around the world. Taking conversations from anyone who had the privilege of having his JY1 call sign respond he never allowed anyone to call him King on the net, and helped the hobby gain members.
4956 TIL Murder rates of women in Turkey have gone up 1400% since the current ruling party, Justice and Development Party came into power.
9Kyp TIL Disney has credited their coffee guy in 7 of their films
9Y89p TIL: That after a plane crash that wiped out almost the entire Russian National Hockey team in 1950, Stalin's son feared his fathers reaction and recruited new team in one day and his father did not even notice
Y78md TIL the bell on a cat's collar exists to limit their hunting potential, with the bell being observed to reduce captured birds by 30%-40%