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TIL The Philippines consists of about 7,640 islands

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0wY7p TIL that Häagen-Dazs is an American company, started by two Jewish brothers in the Bronx. “Häagen Dazs” are nonsensical words invented to sound Danish because the brothers wanted to pay tribute to the Danish treatment of Jews in WWII.
KYGww TIL before whistles were introduced, hockey referees used a cowbell. They had to switch to whistles when fans started bringing their own cowbells to disrupt game play.
epn0b TIL that a robot fish invented to mimic the natural predator of the 'mosquitofish' was so effective that it altered their behaviour, physiology and fertility, effectively "scaring them to death".
BrDEb TIL Two thieves in New Zealand accidently stole a box full of extremely smelly "stoat anal gland oil", mistaking it for drug-making materials
a8MwL TIL there's no medically safe amount of alcohol to drink