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TIL more of Africa’s surface area is north of the equator than south of the equator

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4X0Dw TIL BerkShares are an alt-currency in the United States designed and issued for the Berkshire region of Massachusetts with the purpose of fostering local economic growth. Residents purchase them at 95 cents (USD) per BerkShare and around 400 businesses in the area accept them.
16l0V TIL that you're not suppose to rinse your mouth after brushing your teeth
16vMD TIL the man who wrote/sang the theme song to "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" was 1 of Buddy Holly's original "Crickets," wrote "I Fought The Law," and was a pallbearer for Buddy: Sony Curtis
EJbV TIL a Japanese interpreter once translated a joke that Jimmy Carter delivered during a lecture as: “President Carter told a funny story. Everyone must laugh.”
W7wZd TIL of the 5 known assassination attempts on Queen Elizabeth II, the one that came closest to succeeding was attempted by a 17-year-old New Zealander, who shot at her with a .22 calibre rifle, but missed so badly that nobody even realised shots were fired.