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TIL Cambodia has the most public holidays observed by the whole country (28) while other countries like Nepal (35) & India (42) have more but they are not all observed by the whole country.

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wlJ8 TIL The first pacemakers had to be plugged into the wall and would fail if there was a blackout.
v1bVK TIL about the 2 Bruderhof communities in England. Where Christians live together in communes, sharing their income and resources. According to ex members, they perform "exorcism" ceremonies for people with autism, cancer and psychosis.
166p4 TIL Twitter's logo is named "Larry" in honor of NBA legend Larry Bird
7bOb TIL of Johnathan R Davis who, in a well documented incident, single-handedly killed 11 armed bandits who ambushed him in 1854. He killed 7 while dual-wielding revolvers, and then finished the remaining 4 with a Bowie knife. He sustained only 2 slight flesh wounds.
awBbo TIL A beggar was caught outside a mosque in Kuwait telling worshipers that he badly needed cash and that he had no home. Since it is illegal, he was arrested and police discovered he had over 500,000 Kuwaiti Dinars in his bank account ($1,650,000)