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Today I learned there are 5 countries that are both in Europe AND Asia; Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan.

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mxPkx TIL that Johnny Carson caused a nationwide toilet paper shortage in 1973 by claiming on national TV that there was a toilet paper shortage.
rAoe TIL in the 1980s a man with severe OCD shot himself in the head in an attempt to commit suicide. Instead of killing him, the bullet destroyed the part of his brain that was responsible for his OCD, and he went on to become a straight-A college student five years later.
yQl6w TIL in Italy, blasphemous profanity is considered especially taboo, with some considering blaspheming vulgar whilst finding casual swears relatively acceptable.
epPlL TIL that copra, dried coconut meat which contains concentrated coconut oil, is banned from flights in India due to the risk of spontaneous combustion.
E1dQX TIL that Abraham Lincoln refused to carry a knife, because he suffered from depression, and feared he would harm himself