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TIL Costa Rica don't have military

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NXMPP TIL Stephen Colbert's father and brothers were killed in a plane crash because the flight crew were discussing politics among other subjects
VG1m TIL research suggests that one giant container ship can emit almost the same amount of cancer and asthma-causing chemicals as 50 million cars, while the top 15 largest container ships together may be emitting as much pollution as all 760 million cars on earth.
KYywQ TIL that Aircraft Carriers have up to 6000 people working onboard at all times, and have been called "floating cities at sea"
KnZG TIL that in Japan, ‘39’ is common text speak for 'thank you’, due to how 3 (san) and 9 (kyu) sound when spoken out loud
E5o TIL that when King Abdullah visited England the band of The Welsh Guard was forced to play a song for him (it’s tradition). Many members of the band disagreed with his policies, so they decided to play “The Imperial March” from Star Wars.