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TIL the Netherlands celebrate Comic Sans day every first Friday of July. Some Dutch companies even change their website font to Comic Sans for the day.

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9xXm TIL some states in India had made every crime punishable by forced sterilization in the 1970’s. Some were punished for traveling on a train without buying a ticket. In total 8.3 million vasectomies & tubal ligations had been done.
Y7EJA TIL that your eyes reveal if you’re a predator or prey. Horizontal pupils are for prey (goats!), vertical pupils are for small predators (cats!), and round pupils are for tall predators (us!).
KOMWJ TIL of the Ultimate Coast to Coast challenge. This 5,500 mile ride starts at Key West, Florida, and goes up to the Artic Circle to the town Deadhorse, Alaska.
lo8xr TIL Hawaii has nearly one tourist die each week while engaged in common vacation activities like swimming, snorkeling, hiking and going on scenic drives
78Q1M TIL it is illegal for pregnant women in Missouri to get a divorce.