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TIL that even decades later the U.S. military is still tracking and arresting deserters from Vietnam.

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7rLgx TIL there are ten different indigenous languages still spoken today in the British Isles; English, Scots, Welsh, Gaelic, Irish, Cornish, Manx, Angloromani, Shelta and British Sign Language
Y8Br TIL Humans have a lot more than 5 senses, including balance, pressure, hunger and the ability to detect magnetic fields
J1QJ1 TIL only 40 dog breeds and varieties were known in 1873, whereas today, around 400 breeds are recognized by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale alone.
0wlNN TIL that it is illegal to sell, manufacture or import chewing gum in Singapore. The law came about in 1992 as a result of vandalism and littering in both high rise public housing apartments and in public transportation systems. In 2004, exceptions were made for nicotine and dental gum.
5YQ6B TIL about "whisker fatigue" in cats - they eat only from the center of their food bowls and then cry about it because brushing their whiskers on the side of the bowl causes sensory overload