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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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KOB1a TIL It was only in 2015 that a videographer captured for the first time footage of a blue whale calf breastfeeding
LdYQ TIL that the greatest single season in a city’s sports history was 1935-36, when Detroit’s MLB, NFL and NHL teams all won their first titles and Joe Louis became heavyweight champion
ADg7x Four-fifths of the UAE’s population are classed as ‘foreigners’.
nelb7 TIL that after Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said NBA referee manager Ed Rush "wouldn't be able to manage a Dairy Queen", Dairy Queen management took offence and offered to let Cuban manage a Dairy Queen for a day. Cuban accepted.
mx9px TIL that vultures are the most threatened birds in the world (and are ecologically vital). By feasting on poisoned carrion, they end up poisoned themselves.