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TIL The United Kingdom does not have an Independence Day, but is responsible for 61 other countries Independence Day.

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a80KZ TIL in 400 BCE Persian engineers created a ice machine in the desert.
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ne187 TIL Francis Clifford Smith, of Connecticut, is the world's longest-serving current prisoner, having been imprisoned for more than 70 years since June 7, 1950. In three months he will become the longest-serving prisoner in world history.
1aJxd TIL that scientists found a drug developed for and trialled to treat Alzheimer’s disease, is able to promote new dentine production and natural tooth repair.
ypmX TIL Antarctica has a emergency phone number: 911. It Calls the nearest island/country that has a Police / Emergency system.