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TIL Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin were born on the same day in the same year.

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gMGOW TIL Qatar has more Indians living there (650,000) than actual native Qatari citizens (300,000)
d8yR9 TIL that Andrew McAulay, an Australian mountaineer and sea kayaker, disappeared at sea while attempting to kayak 1600 km (994 mi) across the Tasman Sea from Australia to New Zealand in February 2007.His body was never found.
kOoEE TIL pants and trousers are called pairs because they used to be separate. As early as the 16th Century, you'd feed one leg in, tie the top around your waist and do the same with the other leg. The name stayed even when they started being made as a single item.
D1AY TIL that in North Korea, the number of Internet users is only 605 (0.00%).
8e8K TIL: During the 2011 Virginia Earthquake people in New England read about the quake on Facebook and Twitter 15-30 seconds before they felt it.