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TIL There’s a Tree species named The Caucasian Wingnut

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rke TIL on average 1 in 4 Norwegians knew a victim affected by the 2011 terrorist attack
awmVA TIL that Cambodia is the only country in the world to have a real building on its flag. Angkor Wat, a Hindu-Budist temple, has become a symbol of Cambodia, which appears on its national flag, and it is the country's prime attraction for visitors.
bxDp TIL: The Rabies symptoms, hydrophobia, extra saliva, and difficulty swallowing are results of the virus settling in the salivary glands for the purpose of easier transmission through biting. The infected animal’s ability to transmit the virus would be reduced if it could swallow saliva and water.
nWppB TIL Gordon Ramsay robbed the restaurant that he was working in and framed his mentor Marco Pierre White so that they wouldn’t hire him to replace Ramsay.
16AKW TIL Mike Judge created Boomhauer's voice based on a disgruntled viewer's voice mail that he couldn't understand. The voice mail was left during the Beavis and Butthead days. Here is a link to that voice mail.