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TIL that Iceland makes unusually extensive and public use of its ID numbers and that this has eliminated the need for the country to conduct a regular census: population statistics can be obtained by simply querying a database open to everyone.

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NPoJ TIL an annual tradition at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station is a double feature viewing of The Thing and The Shining after the last flight has left for the winter
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