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TIL that US “Sovereign Citizens” often believe that one side of a court document is civil, and the other side criminal; the side that has a stamp placed on it is considered primary

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LkxQ0 TIL of Pheasant Island in the Bidasoa River on the French-Spanish border. For over 350 years, the island has spent 6 months being a part of Spain and 6 months being a part of France.
e08pJ TIL that the Ho Chi Minh trail was not simply a few footpaths but a network of tracks wide enough to drive trucks along, and multiple oil pipelines that by the end of the war had supplied 270,000 tonnes of petroleum to troops in southern Vietnam
16BYW TIL that taking anti inflammatory drugs like Tylenol or Ibuprofen before getting a vaccine will negatively affect the body’s immune response, thereby reducing immunity to the disease the vaccine is intended to help prevent
4XNxN TIL Human genome is 3.3Gb in size. HIV virus is only 9.7kb. Largest known virus genome is 2.47Mb (pandoravirus salinus). Largest known vertebrate genome is 130Gb (marbled lungfish). Largest known plant genome is 150Gb (paris japonica). Largest known genome is 670Gb (Amoeboid) but is disputed.
koJd TIL Better Business Bureau ratings depend on whether the company has paid membership fees to them or not.