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TIL there are only 210 people in the armed forces of Iceland

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jrjn TIL It only costs $30 billion USD per year to solve world hunger. The US spent nearly FORTY TIMES that amount on military in 2006.
oRAWo TIL in 2012, the town of Idyllwild, California, elected a golden retriever named Max as mayor for life. Max I was succeeded as mayor by Max II upon his death in 2013. Max II was succeeded by Max III in 2022.
6vL8 TIL Samuel L Jackson originally intended to be a marine biologist before switching his major.
VEDD TIL that 30 years ago, you could buy a Lifetime, Unlimited First-class Travel pass with American Airlines and now they’re Regretting it.
kyEW TIL the first AMD-only motherboards were in plain white boxes, with no manufacturer name and were never promoted because they were afraid of Intel’s response. Only MSI stood up for AMD and proudly announced their motherboard.