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TIL that in Russia it is illegal to suggest that the USSR and Nazi Germany partitioned Poland in 1939

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a8GvN TIL of the Island Council, the legislative body of the Pitcairn islands, consisting of 10 seats. With a total population of 35, this makes it the highest ratio of legislator to inhabitant in the world at 1:3.5
kra5 TIL that there is a counterfeit egg industry in China, and one person can make approximately 1500 of them per day.
QJeep TIL That Candied Horseradish was a cure for the black plague.
aXbo TIL that the 20,000 landmines used during the Britain/Argentina conflict over the Falklands have led to a booming population of penguins. Cows and humans avoid the fenced-off fields, but penguins are too light to set off the mines. The deadly fields have turned into penguin sanctuaries.
al6J TIL that the BIC Crystal ballpoint pen was first sold in the US in 1959 for $0.19. It is still sold for approximately $0.19 even with inflation.