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TIL there is a rainforest called „Hyrcanian forests“ in northern Iran.

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N7JVM TIL that the National Symbol for France is the Chicken, which also serves as the country's unofficial mascot
VBljZ TIL The United Arab Emirates population is 10 million of which only 11% are native locals. Majority are expats from South Asia.
PYOBG TIL about the Wilhelm Scream -- a stock sound effect that has been used in at least 416 films and TV series since 1951, and is often used when someone is shot, falls from a great height, or is thrown from an explosion.
d8yWB TIL that in 1896, Irish-American inventor Patrick Cunningham sabotaged a town rally for presidential candidate William McKinley by firing his rocket-powered "flying devil" torpedo down the main street.
jW1a TIL Killer Whales are able to learn to speak Dolphin. When killer whales were socialized with bottlenose dolphins at a water facility, they changed the types of sounds they made to resemble those of their social partners