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TIL that while a majority of nations call the country “Finland”, the Finnish people refer to their country’s name as “Suomi” instead.

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Z87Ma TIL that a man robbed a store while Marines were collecting donations outside. The subject was taken to the hospital with broken arms, ankle, leg, ribs, nose, jaw, several missing teeth. Injuries he sustained when he slipped and fell off the curb after stabbing a Marine.
DLJ TIL The average person in the world is a 28 year old, Han Chinese, Male
8eRBK TIL the "red zone and white zone" announcements at the beginning of "Airplane!" were performed by the same real-life married couple that recorded similar announcements at LAX around the time of the film's release.
R7Ak8 TIL There is a place called the Three Emperors' Corner, which for more than 40 years marked the place at which the borders of three of Europe's most powerful empires – the Russian Empire, Austria-Hungary and the German Empire – met.
MNgB TIL from 1591 to 1869, the Catholic Church considered abortion to be permissible before the fetus “formed” (defined as the 116th day of pregnancy).