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TIL that the United States experiences 75% of the worlds known tornadoes

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BgopW TIL the world's longest-reigning current monarch is also an absolute monarch. Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah has been ruling Brunei for 57 years. He's also the country's Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, Minister of Economy, Minister of Home Affairs, and Minister of Foreign Affairs.
OowBL TIL British policemen used to wear their uniforms at all times - even when not on duty
RxZw TIL Alexandra David-Neel disguised herself as a beggar and crossed a frozen, 19,000ft mtn pass in winter to get into Lhasa, witnessed murders and battles, had to barter for passage with warlords, crossed Mongolia and the Gobi desert, became incredibly ill, and boiled her boots to avoid starvation
ZeyY TIL that Manny Pacquiao is tied for lowest attendance in the Phillipines House of Representatives with a total of 7 days. One representative requested his suspension.
l7jxV TIL Democrat Al Smith lost the 1928 presidential election due to widespread anti-Catholic bigotry. Conservatives feared a Catholic president would abolish the Separation of Church and State, outlaw private ownership of the Bible, ban Protestant churches, and abolish Prohibition.