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TIL that the US State Department recommends drafting a will if you plan to travel to Somalia.

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yXLw TIL: That a Russian scientist, Alexander Bogdanov, hoped to achieve everlasting life, by transfusing blood with others who were younger than him. Later, he died after transfusing a student with malaria, who made a full recovery after the transfusion.
oRZPK TIL the alchemists of Alexandria developed various medicines and elixirs with drinkable gold, which they believed restored and rejuvenated the body. It is believed that Cleopatra had body treatments with gold every night, such as having baths with gold and using a face mask of pure gold.
ZpZYp TIL the Australian language Ngan'gi (Ngan’gityemerri) has more than fifteen genders, including masculine human, feminine human, vegetables, drinks, canines, non-canine animals and two different genders for spears
XGkP TIL General Motors once hired prostitutes to attempt to seduce Ralph Nader in order to discredit him in his campaign to force the automobile industry to include seatbelts in its cars.
mEEE TIL There is a town in Norway called Hell, and it freezes over almost every winter.