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TIL that same-sex sexual activity is punishable by death in Iran, but Iranians can get a state-sponsored sex change operation to avoid punishment. Iran performs more sex reassignment surgeries than any other country in the world after Thailand.

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wglM TIL that in 2005, security guards at Australia’s Parliament House were banned from calling people ‘mate’. The ban lasted one day.
MvyV TIL Magpies are considered one of the most intelligent animals in the world, and the only non-mammal species able to recognize itself in a mirror test.
1a0Or TIL That in Order to Avoid Predators, Turkeys Sleep in Trees at Nigh!