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TIL that 76% of Eritreans defecate in the open

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8a4rK TIL Shrikant Jichkar ( 14 September 1955 – 2 June 2004) was known as the most qualified person in India. He obtained 20 degrees after appearing for 42 university examinations. He was also a politician, known to be the elected as the youngest MLA in the country at age 26
M7ZYK TIL in 1908, the first "around the world" auto race began when six cars left New York and travelled 169 days across three continents through mud, blizzards, and nonexistent roads. The American Thomas Flyer won the race after the German team was eliminated from first place due to penalties.
XEpDE TIL the Stanley cup can only have five large rings with winning team names/members. When the cup is fully engraved, the oldest ring is removed and sent to the Hockey Hall of Fame, and a new one is installed.
81JV TIL that researchers who study crime acknowledge that bedwetting is not linked with sociopathic behavior.
NXnV8 TIL that, because of the gyroscopic precession of the Earth, the ancient Greeks and Romans didn’t have a North Star