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TIL about Sophia-the first robot to receive legal citizenship of a country. She was granted Saudi Arabian citizenship in 2017.

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QJ1vX TIL there's a beach in Finistère polluted since 1983 by Garfield telephones coming out of a sunk container
JbBv TIL that a school had to be shut down after some 6th graders sprayed too much Axe which lead to several kids being hospitalised for it.
jNQoQ TIL that a 5 year-old boy called emergency services to order a McDonald's Happy Meal, because he got the wrong number - and the officer delivered it
P1n6n TIL Michelle Philpots suffered two traumatic brain injuries in two car crashes and since then (1994) she's been unable to form new memories. Every morning her husband, who she started dating before her injury, has to convince her of their 1997 marriage using a photo album as proof.
LkmGP TIL: Crows are about as smart as a 7 year old. They make tools, recognize human faces, know the route your garbage truck takes, understand analogies, hold grudges and pass those grudges down to future generations.