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TIL that a cockatoo, an Australian bird, was kept by the Holy Roman Emperor in the 13th century, 4 centuries before Australia was discovered by white Europeans.

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W76m4 TIL South America is the only inhabited continent in the world without monarchies. All South American countries are presidential republics except Suriname (a parliamentary republic) and French Guiana (a French overseas department).
XK4P TIL for one hour every year a part of Oregon and Florida will have the same time of day
lNPK TIL: The Christmas Tree in Trafalgar Square, London, is donated by Norway every year as a thank you to the U.K for their assistance during World War II
aeBZ TIL the reason so many crazy news articles begin with “A Florida man/woman…” is because the media have unrestricted access to Florida police reports.
neyJY TIL that French fry carts in the Netherlands are like hot dog carts in NYC, they’re on almost every corner! The Dutch love their French fries with mayonnaise, called patat met. ????