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TIL Morocco is the United States oldest ally.

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v1Aj TIL that a person close to or at the point of drowning will be silent and generally show no visible panic
9Y64r TIL - Whipping boy was an actual title. If a young royal misbehaved, it was considered an insult to the monarchy to physically punish them. As a result, a friend of the young royal was chosen to receive all of the physical punishment.
rRyjW TIL about The Mariko Aoki phenomenon in Japan. It's the urge to defecate that is suddenly felt after entering bookstores
QJGWa TIL Half of the men in the famous photo "Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima" were dead less than a week after the photo was taken.
gMJxD TIL Hippos sleep underwater even though they breathe air. They automatically close their nostrils and surface to breathe every 3-5 minutes. This all happens unconsciously, even in their sleep.