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TIL that 112 is an international mobile (cell) phone emergency number that redirects you to the local emergency services.

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m8Px TIL Hô Chí Minh and Malcom X both worked at the same hotel in Boston.
KOLAG TIL about, "The Thing." It was an American seal gifted to the American ambassador to Russia. Contained in it was one of the first examples of a passive listening device that was powered by an external radio source. It also hung in his study for 7 years.
nWW9o TIL of Makibefo, a 1999 film adaptation of Macbeth directed by British director Alexander Abela, was filmed in Madagascar with just 1 technical assistant, had a cast consisted of all Antandroy people, an indigenous people of Madagascar, most of whom had never seen a movie and improvised everything.
5XrB TIL that research shows psilocybin mushrooms sends OCD and OCD-related clinical depression into complete remission. Further studies by the Imperial College London and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine conclude, when used properly, it acts as an antidepressant.
GpAJ TIL Rainn Wilson (Dwight Schrute) is the only member of “The Office” that appears and has lines in every episode.