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TIL that the country of Surinam isn't connected by roads with its neighboring countries (Guyana, French Guyana, and Brazil). If you travel by car, you can only enter the country by ferry from Guyana or French Guyana

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N7BvN TIL Since 2017, when Waymo, began testing self-driving vans in Chandler, Arizona, Police have responded to dozens of calls regarding people threatening and harassing them. People have thrown rocks at Waymos, slashed a tire, chased them, tried to run them off the road and aimed a gun at one of them
4ZXo TIL that Japan’s deadliest animal is the Japanese giant hornet with around 30-40 annual fatalities, more than bear and snake deaths combined.
5YE9k TIL the country if Lesotho has an HIV rate of 24%, with 40% of urban women under 40 being HIV positive
VoJk TIL France is the second largest hip hop market in the world
ANZ7B TIL that the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has a sunscreen protection factor (SPF) of 1.2 million on its sunshield