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TIL Miley Cyrus’ brother was the guitarist/bassist for the band Metro Station

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NVXP TIL in Sweden fathers are eligible for 13 months of PAID leave for every child they have.
dwxr TIL that German police were not able to bring a jewel theft case to trial because their DNA evidence matched two identical twins who each denied culpability. Both walked free
oRy8L TIL that the 18th century Badminton Cabinet is the most expensive piece of furniture ever sold at $36.7 million (2004). It is a Florentine ebony chest, inlaid with hard and semiprecious stones commissioned in 1726 by Henry Somerset, 3rd Duke of Beaufort, at the age of 19
5V7Bp Today I learned that “OK” comes from people purposely misspelling “all correct” to “all Korrect” and it gained popularity since the letter K unconsciously catches our attention since it’s not often seen in English words
Ogne TIL that in Russia’s Kronotsky Nature Reserve. There is a bear population that huffs jet fuel from old barrels until they pass out.