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TIL that only 17% of the Egyptian Population is actually Arab

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1aG57 TIL pieces of Skylab were scattered around a part of Western Australia after its reentry into Earth. As a joke, the local government then fined NASA $400 for littering. It went unpaid for 30 years until a Californian DJ raised funds to pay the fine.
yKDa TIL that a Russian couple were reunited after being separated for 60 years. They were married for 3 days when the husband left to join the Red Army. They were unable to find each other until 60 years later when they randomly visited their hometown on the same day.
ejW5 TIL that “muskeg”, very damp soil, is why northern Ontario is almost uninhabited. Sometimes 100 feet deep or more, unless completely cleared it freezes and buckles construction in winter, and swallows anything left (locomotives, construction equipment, moose, etc.) when it thaws in the spring.
4kRm5 TIL that Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss) was busted in college for drinking gin during Prohibition. To avoid being kicked out of a college humor magazine he worked for at the time, he began signing his name as, Seuss, and used it ever since then.
loZR1 TIL that there is only one civilian in Canada with a concealed carry permit. The class of license that allows concealed carry for self-defense is only granted in exceptionally rare circumstances