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TIL: There are actually very few countries in the world that have no snakes

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GYZA7 TIL a German party created by a satire news company (with strange views such as having proposals to rebuild the Berlin wall) gained a seat in the European parliament in 2004
LGlV TIL the Super Bowl has required national anthem vocals to be pre-recorded since 1993 when Garth Brooks declined to pre-record and then refused to sing live until a dispute over debuting a music video during the game could be settled, resulting in a delayed kickoff.
9LXQ TIL that a physicist made his cat the co-author of his scientific paper to avoid replacing “we” with “I” throughout his paper.
BroXx TIL At one point in August 1971, the Pittsburgh Pirates became the first professional team to field nine players who were either black or Latino. Coincidentally, this was the same year they won the World Series.
pNe8 TIL Steve Carell thinks Will Ferrell is ‘almost impossible’ to work with because he’s so funny.