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TIL There is no generally accepted term to describe what Northern Ireland is: province, region, country or "something else".

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4ko7b TIL Japan's reasons behind their involvement in WW2
VBdnD TIL that the world's oldest known painting is believed to be a cave painting in Spain, estimated to be around 65,000 years old. It depicts a red deer.
1lM8 TIL There is no systematic reporting of violence committed by the police in the US.
69ML8 TIL about the Luhn algorithm or Luhn formula, also known as the "modulus 10" or "mod 10" algorithm, named after its creator, IBM scientist Hans Peter Luhn - a simple check digit formula used to validate a variety of identification numbers including credit card numbers.
v1ZYB TIL that K2, the second highest mountain on Earth, is considered the deadliest with approximately one person dying while attempting to climb it for every four who successfully reach the summit.