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TIL: Norway and Senegal are the only national football teams that have never lost against Brazil (Norway has won twice and drawn twice)

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Zp4M4 TIL that the only way to reach Tokelau, a territory of NZ, is by boat. There is a ferry service every 2 weeks from Samoa and the journey takes 1 day
Y7ped TIL about Mohed Altrad, a French-Syrian billionaire who doesn't know when he was born because his mother was assaulted by the tribal chief and died shortly after the birth. Being a Bedouin he had no access to school. He still obtained a doctorate in computer science in Paris thanks to a scholarship.
W7jpX TIL Michelin (the tire/food rating company) produced maps so accurately, that the US military in WWII (and thus the western allies) simply updated an older edition, and printed them to sheets to be distributed to officers, NCOs and obviously command positions.
dr6Q TIL lobster used to be “poor people’s food”. A can of lobster was cheaper than a can of baked beans.
LkX5V TIL it is estimated 70% of children with an egg allergy will outgrow it by age sixteen.