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TIL that since Costa Rica was not at the Treaty of Versailles, they have been at war with Germany since WWI, and are technically still at war.

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rR9Ly TIL that Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman from "Mythbusters" couldn't stand each other and only managed to work so well together due to their professionalism.
9pWp TIL That some parents will have a child for the expressed purpose of harvesting their organs for another child. They are called “Savior Siblings”.
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