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TIL of of Chloe Phillips-Harris, who was denied access to Kazakhstan in 2016 under the guise that New Zealand did not exist because the map in the detention room did not include it

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rRppM TIL That a dog named Stella was taught how to communicate using buttons , while each button serves as a different voice line.
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VBWy4 TIL that, despite having been dead for a year, a cat was successfully registered as a certified member of the American Association of Nutritional Consultants by her owner, seeking to showcase the complete lack of any verification for membership aside from payment.
wJpE TIL of an obese man who was found to have hidden bags of weed in his fat folds, he was initially pulled over for not wearing a seatbelt because he was too large.