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TIL that there is only one legally operated gun store in all of Mexico

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woPJ8 TIL Euthanasia for patients with dementia is legal in Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands.
X0QnP TIL that the king of the Netherlands served as a co-pilot on KLM flights for 21 years, even after his accession to the throne
nWWaB TIL the last king of Egypt, Faud II, is still alive and ascended to the throne when he was just 192 days old. He was deposed a year later after his father was exiled and Egypt declared a republic.
grXXb TIL Elmo Shropshire is a competitive distance runner and at age 86 holds the USATF record in the 400m, 800m, and 1500m distances. He also is better known as one half of Elmo & Patsy, the "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer" creators.
wrW1 TIL a convicted murderer was once granted a retrial after it was discovered that four members of the jury used a Ouija board to contact the victim before rendering their verdict.