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TIL Greenland only has 5 municipalities

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awbdN TIL that 'virgin births' among animals are real, and the process is called parthenogenesis, a form of asexual reproduction.
P1keV TIL that the Suez Canal closed for eight years from 1967-1975, costing billions in trade
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JPrm TIL: Even as an adult, Christian VII of Denmark remained childish and playful. Diplomats complained that, when he was discussing affairs of state with them, without warning he would slap them violently round the face.