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TIL there are 4 states that ban billboards - Hawaii, Alaska, Vermont and Maine.

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e7Ek TIL That Ethiopia sent a battalion of soldiers to the Korean War. At the end of the conflict, they were the only contingent with no prisoners in North Korea, because no Ethiopian ever surrendered.
4XDrJ TIL of the fraternal birth order effect, which indicates that for every older male brother a man has, their odds of being attracted to the same sex increases by a third.
PY5EG TIL that the Byzantine emperor Basil II captured over 15,000 Bulgars. He ordered 99% of the prisoners to have both of their eyes gouged out, and left the 1% with one eye left to guide the others back to their king. This is how Basil earned the title "the Bulgar Slayer"
LOWP TIL that Israel is the smallest country with indigenous launch capabilities.
PYNZJ TIL that when Joseph Stalin was dying, his private physician was not available because he was already being tortured in the basement of the KGB headquarters for suggesting the Soviet leader required more bed rest.