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TIL There are still 11 countries that don't recognize Croatia as an independent state

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j6yPQ TIL Finches and canaries were used in the coal mine industry to detect carbon monoxide. This practice ceased as of 1986
0ZlR Til the default Windows XP desktop is a real picture of a real location with no digital enchantments.
BgJkr TIL the song "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" was intended to be recorded once with a stutter and sent as a joke to the lead singer's brother. Initially used to set up the band's equipment properly, the song was only added to the record because the eight tracks they had lacked the "magic".
v10wr TIL about Kerogen, a solid, insoluble organic matter found in the sedimentary rocks. When continually heated, it leads to the slow release of fossil fuels such as oil and natural gas.
Ka4Q TIL that ‘Gangnam style’ was intended to poke fun at people who put on airs and pretended to be fashionable or classy, like people from the Gangnam district of Seoul