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TIL- the wheel was invented after metal alloys, canals and sailboats.

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E1rKP TIL the Arrente indigenous people of Central Australia have released a set of indigemojis. They are a set of emojis relevant to their culture and lives and include cool things such as kangaroo tails, troopies, cowboy hat and swag.
R5RA7 TIL about Safe Haven Boxes. An anonymous drop off for newborns, preventing them from abandonment.
BvDb TIL Eritrea, not North Korea, scores as the country with the least media freedom in the world
YkxG TIL that men’s shirt buttons are the right and women’s are on the left because typically men dressed themselves whereas women were dressed by servants (who could more easily button from their right).
OZRe TIL that 555 is the Thai variation of LOL, as 5 in Thai is pronounced ‘ha’, three of them being “hahaha”