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TIL There is only one gun store in the entirety of Mexico. It's inside the headquarters of the Secretariat of National Defense

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RkBj TIL that the melody of Happy Birthday Song is not actually copyrighted, in fact it is only the words that are copyrighted.
oBGL7 TIL of Dr. Serge Voronoff who dedicated his life to researching animal testicles and developed a treatment to graft monkey balls into humans. This became somewhat popular with millionaires in the 20s as a means to curb aging and other ailments.
WoYL TIL 100 million people worldwide depend on coffee for livelihood
M74Pm TIL much of Europe’s claims to carbon neutrality is burning freshly cut wood imported from the Americas in old Coal Plants
4Xv05 TIL that during the Second World War; a Japanese government official, Chiume Sugihara, helped 6,000 Jews to flee Europe by issuing transit visas to them to allow them to pass through Japanese Territory.