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TIL The 10 countries with the lowest GDP (PPP) per capita in Europe are the 10 post-communist countries.

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aw6Yy TIL of the kākāpō—a nocturnal, flightless parrot that drags its face along the ground to navigate and has a mating ritual where the male digs a hole in a hill, lays down in it and makes loud noises all night until a female takes interest in him.
eMdk TIL Alexander Graham Bell committed a social faux pas when he unintentionally touched Queen Victoria’s hand when he demonstrated the telephone for her. Others in the audience gasped in horror but the Queen only noted how impressed she was with the telephone
N7MoN TIL: Border Collies are the valedictorians of the dog world, these herders took the top spot in in Stanley Coren's intelligence rankings, meaning most can learn a new command in under five seconds and follow it at least 95% of the time
wmKo TIL a city in Wales installed pink LEDs to deter teenage loitering because it highlighted their acne
wowJE TIL of the Colditz Cock, a glider built by British POWs imprisoned in Colditz castle in WWII. Made mostly of stolen wood and cloth, the glider could fit two men and was constructed in an attic above the chapel. The POWs finished the glider just before being liberated, and it never flew.