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TIL that Eritrea, a country in the Horn of Africa, is ranked as the country with the least Media Freedom, at 179 out of 179, it’s worse than North Korea which is in the 178th rank.

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QN4ya TIL it is possible for a dead body to get an erection. This phenomenon, known as "angel lust" occurs due to the relaxation of the muscles that control blood flow to the penis after death, which can result in blood pooling in the genital area and causing an erection.
gMLZD TIL Radioactive steel accidentally contaminated with Cobolt-60 was used to build hundreds of apartments in Taiwan in 1980, that were occupied for 20 years, and some studies show beneficial outcomes from the exposure.
dDKn7 TIL Albert Dekker was found dead kneeling naked in a bathtub, blindfolded, handcuffed with a ballgag in his mouth, a noose around his neck, lipstick drawings all over his body and needles on both his arms, money and items missing from his apartment. Police initialy ruled it a suicide
9wZvm TIL that the British children's TV show 'Blue Peter' has many dogs, cats, and other animals that appear; viewers often name the pets. When George, a tortoise, was thought dead in 1988, a special tribute episode appeared, but he was merely missing and was found alive. George lived another 16 years.
oBG7 TIL when Radiohead’s album Kid A appeared on Napster a month before it was due to release, Thom Yorke responded with “It encourages enthusiasm for music in a way that the music industry has long forgotten to do.”