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TIL in a group of 23 people, there is a 50% chance of two people sharing the same birthday. The probability increases to 99% for a group of 50 people.

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NXVre TIL that 7 Somali pirates attacked a Spanish warship that was guarding trade routes. The pirates claim that they thought it was a merchant ship instead.
NyON TIL that males in the United States are still legally required to register for the draft within 30 days of their 18th birthday and can be fined up to $250000 for non-compliance
VMy64 TIL that Theodore Roosevelt was a major force in labor rights, implementing eight hour workdays and industry safety regulations, abolishing slavery in the Philippines and peonage more generally, investigating child labor claims, and establishing the forerunner to the USES, among many other things.
X4J8 TIL The Rosetta Disk is 3 inches in diameter yet has etched into its surface an archive of over 1,500 human languages. It has over 13,000 pages of information which need to be magnified 1000 times to be read.
KMw4 TIL that France has labor laws giving all employees 5 weeks of vacation time, Luxembourg: 25 days, Germany: 4 weeks, Croatia: 20 days, Venezuela: 15 days, Puerto Rico: 15 days, Saudi Arabia: 21 days, China: 5 days. The only country listed with 0 days: The United States