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TIL that Maine is the closest U.S. state to Africa.

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6gbl TIL that Israel’s nuclear doctrine is to nuke the entire world, even neutral states, if it faces a nuclear attack
jgxR TIL Dwayne Johnson’s grandfather was also a professional wrestler, “High Chief” Peter Maivia, making The Rock a third-generation wrestler. In fact, he was the WWF’s first third-generation wrestler, and was heavily hyped upon his professional arrival.
d8n5E TIL: Richard Pryor was raised in the actual brothel where his mother worked, which was owned by his own no-nonsense grandmother, Marie Carter.
XErGr TIL that there are currently more than a million people living underneath the streets of Beijing.
REr4 TIL: The Bali public holiday “Day of Silence” (Nyepi) requires all tourists to be imprisoned in their hotels for 24 hours. No one is allowed on the streets, and could be arrested by Traditional Police. All businesses including the airport, ATMs, and TV broadcasts are shut down.