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TIL: that Jay-z, nickelback, and Bob Dylan all released albums on 9-11-2001.

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LR5Z TIL that in order to familiarise the Bhutanese people with the process of elections, the country held a mock election between parties of four differently coloured dragons. The yellow dragon party won.
YO8G TIL that deer in the Czech Republic don’t cross into Germany, following the example of parents who learned to avoid the electrified fence there during the Cold War
RmZ9 TIL that apple seeds contain cyanide. Eating 20 apple cores will kill an adult, while eating less can result in paralysis, coma, and brain damage.
neGEP TIL That Joseph Stalin was only 5'4" tall, and he often wore stacked shoes and stood on platforms to make himself appear taller.
d810Q TIL that a woman named Bridget Cleary was murdered because her husband believed her to be replaced by a faerie .