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TIL that the least common birth date (other than February 29th) is December 25th

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8e7AK TIL the longest open missing persons case in the US is that of Marvin Clark, who disappeared on October 30, 1926 while traveling from Tigard to Portland, Oregon. The case is still open today.
lA1B TIL that the British Secret Service (James Bond’s employer) really can issue a “license to kill”. It’s called a Class Seven authorization, and must be approved by the MI6 agent’s superiors all the way up to the Foreign Minister.
XELQQ TIL if a hermit crab finds a bigger shell, it tries it on for size and If it’s too big, it waits as other crabs try it on. The crabs begin to form a chain, according to size, so when a crab comes along that fits the shell, all the crabs can take over the next largest shell and get new homes.
dDYbr TIL Adolf Hitler was sent by the German armed forces to infiltrate the German Worker's Party led by Anton Drexler. The party was the precursor to the Nazi party that would be led by Hitler.
VBGjQ TIL that there was moss growing on the OUTSIDE of the iss