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TIL that as the Queen of Jamaica, Elizabeth II is referred to as "Missis Queen" or "The Queen Lady"

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9Ynl7 Today I learned that Barclays, Cadbury, Greenpeace, Lloyd's Bank, Nike, Oxfam, Rowntree's and Sony were all founded by Quakers.
dBG8 TIL the country of Somaliland is recognized by no other country and has received no international aid, despite the country being one of the few peaceful, stable, and quickly democracies in Africa.
raM TIL After hearing about the 9/11 attacks, the Maasai tribe in Kenya gave 14 cows to America as consolation. Which is actually a lot, knowing that the only asset they have are their cows.
grZJb TIL that sloths only move an average of 40 yards (36.576 meters) per day when they are on land and in trees. In the water, they could cover that distance in just under 3 minutes.
VMVXD TIL that Thurop Van Orman, created and voiced title character 'The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack', took inspiration from his own misadventures as a kid like trying to live on a rattlesnake infested island and later trying to live in a Mexican jungle before resorting to eating out of dumpsters.