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TIL There have been at least 37 different political parties called "The Communist Party of Nepal"

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VkXk TIL Welsh folklore says the corgi is the preferred mount of fairy warriors, and that the breed’s markings were left on its coat by fairy harnesses and saddles.
QNaaa TIL The world's largest organism is likely this weird hybrid seagrass off Australia's western coast, which spans more than 180km. Weirdly, it doesn't seem to have a cute pet nickname.
5YpGR TIL In the 1890s, electric bicycles were documented within various U.S. patents. However, in 1992 hardly any commercial electric bicycles were available and the terms E-Bike, power bike, pedelec, assisted bicycle, and power-assisted bicycle only became popular by 2001
Br1ar TIL inventor and architect Buckminster Fuller tried to document his life as completely as possible. Every 15 minutes from 1915 to his death in 1983 he recorded his life in his diary named ‘Dymaxion Chronofile’. Ultimately, it contains 14,000 papers and is a staggering 82 metres high.
neEN9 TIL Soundgarden's song "Spoonman" was about a Seattle-based street performer named Artis who has traveled the world playing the spoons since the late 1960s. He played spoons and various other percussion "instruments" throughout the song.