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TIL that the monarch of the country of Cambodia doesn't inherit the throne, Instead, they are elected via a special council called the Royal Council of the Throne.

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7jPb TIL Mila Kunis’ mom made her work at Rite Aid scooping ice cream even after she became famous while working on That 70’s Show.
ybyM TIL Stephen Fry was on a tour by the church of latter day saints when the tour guide said ‘in the afterlife all families will be reunited’. He replied 'And what happens if you’ve been good’. He was expelled from the tour.
pomG TIL: Chuck Howley is the only player ever to win the Super Bowl MVP Award, while playing on the losing team.
5PZ9 TIL that mosquitoes have killed more humans than all the wars in history
y1Jl TIL Thomas Macdonald is one of the people most responsible for the American highway system. He oversaw construction of over 3.5 million miles of road, serving under seven different presidents. He has been compared to J Edgar Hoover in terms of the political power he had in Washington.