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TIL that the nation of Costa Rica has no military.

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kJWXE TIL that Wilma Flintstone was the first animated character to be depicted as being pregnant
KjxG TIL the head of Serbia’s popular State Lottery was forced to resign after the winning numbers of a ‘random’ drawing appeared to television viewers before they were drawn
b9a50 TIL checked bags used to be free. US Airlines started charging fees due to after-effects of the 2008 recession and they’re staying now mainly because the public has largely accepted the fees.
yVjkl TIL the novel "The Wreck of the Titan" was written in 1898, before the real Titanic was even an idea. Like the Titanic, the fictional ship sank after wrecking on an iceberg in April in the North Atlantic Ocean, and there were not enough lifeboats.
wLG91 TIL The Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center is so big that it has its own weather system, with clouds forming below the ceiling on very humid days.