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TIL British Overseas Territories citizens are not allowed to live in the UK

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LkRxp TIL Fondue was popularized in Switzerland by the Swiss Cheese Union as a ploy to increase cheese consumption. They created and promoted recipes for the ""spiritual defence of Switzerland".
LkMvP TIL about "hysterical strength." Basically, when faced with a life-or-death situation, humans can harness more of their muscle strength than usual, to overcome the obstacle they're facing. This incredible feat is usually associated with people lifting cars to save someone.
WgpL TIL Most Iranian women don’t wear niqabs. The government once considered them to be a “badge of backwardness.”
loL6a TIL in Japanese folklore there's a yokai called Karakasa kozō who's a bouncing one-eyed umbrella that sneaks up on people and licks them.
kO8W7 TIL that the second largest Air Force in the world is the US navy