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TIL the UK is the only country not required to name itself on its postage stamps.

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KOo5B TIL of the “Kentucky bend”, 17 square miles of the state separated from the rest of the state and its county seat by Missouri, and only accessible by driving through Tennessee.
9g5G TIL that the inventor of the first ever video game also helped to invent the first nuclear bomb.
KYeo4 TIL about Euhaplorchis californiensis a fish brain parasite that modifies the behavior of the host to increase the likelihood of transmission to its next host
69KAl TIL that on Friday the 13ths fewer accidents and reports of fire and theft occur, because people are more careful or just stay home.
wLRo1 TIL that a club of multidisciplinary scientists formed a group called NecroSearch, who volunteer to assist law enforcement in the location of clandestine graves and recovery of evidence (aka cold-case bodies). Their team is comprised of botanists, meteorologists and other technical specialists.