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TIL that in 2021 The Republic of Turkey officially changed it's spelling to Türkiye

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x66o0 TIL that nutrition labels for pure sweeteners like Maple Syrup and Honey still list all their sugars as "Added Sugars", despite being the entire product
DQE7p TIL the female figure in the left side of Coat of Arms of New Zealand's design and appearance was inspired by the actress Grace Kelly; Just because the designer Jack Marshall(a future Prime Minister) liked her so much.
bvxa TIL that the longest movie ever, called The Cure for Insomnia was 87 hours of “artist L. D. Groban reading his 4,080-page poem "A Cure for Insomnia” over the course of three and a half days, spliced with occasional clips from heavy metal and pornographic videos.“
a8Wm9 TIL about "Radio Télévision Libre des Mille Collines", a Rwandan radio station nicknamed "Radio Genocide" because of its hateful propaganda against Tutsis that fueled the Rwandan Genocide
BrWkk TIL that opossums not only eat lots of deer ticks, but they are also resistant to venomous snake bites.