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TIL there are two Jews left in Afghanistan, they both hate one another and therefore each have their own private synagogue.

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jWVj TIL the first death row inmate exonerated by DNA evidence was wrongly convicted child murderer Kirk Bloodsworth in 1993. Ten years later, Bloodsworth discovered the actual killer had been incarcerated just one cell block beneath him
W7yxo TIL that The Netherlands doesn't use sand for their trains, but a mixture called Sandite, it's a gel consisting of sand, anti-freeze, and steel shot. Often dispensed by the first passenger trains of the day to combat leaf slipperyness.
a8YrA TIL British television broadcaster Sky UK trademarks the word 'Sky', anyone who uses them on other media are being sued. Such examples are Sky suing Microsoft for the name, forcing them to change Skydrive to Onedrive, and Hello Games being forced to settle to keep the name No Man's Sky
5Yo0n TIL the United States ranked 1st in six out of eight categories in a recent Oct 2019 Global Health Security Index measuring health security. It also ranked 2nd (behind the UK) in terms of rapid epidemic response and mitigation.
leV TIL that not a single pizza was ordered in the United States from Domino’s for 5 minutes while the O.J Simpson verdict was read.