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TIL that each political party in Brazil is given an electoral number to make it easier for illiterate people to vote, which is often incorporated into the party logo

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8N7G TIL a CIA plane crash-landed over Yucatan in Mexico with four tons of cocaine on board. Yes. Four tons.
KYNoB Today I Learned that Einstein never received a nobel prize for his work on relativity
pY8V4 TIL that American ice cream company Häagen-Dazs sued American ice cream company Frusen Glädjé to stop them from using a "Scandinavian marketing theme". The court ruled against Häagen-Dazs as they had also marketed themselves as Scandinavian without having any real connection to the region.
x6VKD TIL: Rolled Gold is known as "Gold-Filled" in the USA which is exactly the opposite of the filled gold that it actually is.
nW4O7 TIL Chris Rock was diagnosed late in life with a nonverbal learning disorder similar to Asperger's syndrome which makes it difficult to understand non-verbal cues and signals.