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TIL Iceland is the only NATO country with no standing army.
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TIL in 1876, a railroad bridge collapsed, dropping a train 76 feet into water below and killing 159 people. The President of the railroad had been allowed to design the bridge by an indifferent Engineer. The Engineer was later found with a bullet in his head.
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TIL that the lyrics to Elton John’s ‘Rocket Man’ were meant to be taken literally and it is about a Mars bound astronaut leaving his family to do his job.
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TIL more Americans died in motor vehicle accidents in 1937 (37,819 fatalities) then in 2018 (36,560 fatalities).
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TIL that in the US, Mooning is a constitutionally protected form of free speech.
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TIL: In Australia, to encourage third party votes, if the third party candidate doesn’t win, your vote goes towards your second choice.