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TIL humans are the only ones among all primates with chins

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R806 TIL there’s a UK internet service provider that is compliant with XKCD comic 806, and will transfer your tech support call to a more competent rep if you say ‘shibboleet’
eAAb TIL an IRA terrorist was given a 490 year prison sentence in 1999, only to be released a few months later under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement
8ebNP TIL that in 2005, Lionel Messi almost played for the Spanish national team, but he declined the offer and waited for Argentina to call him up!
b91v7 TIL that the circus theme is unfittingly titled "Entry of the Gladiators"
lo7QB TIL Antarctica is governed by a treaty of over 50 countries banning all mining, pollution, colonization, or claims from any one country. Only scientific exploration is permitted and visitors must take every trace of themselves with them when they leave.