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TIL that 795 sq miles of land, Bir Tawil, between Egypt and Sudan remains unclaimed by either nation. This is the only piece of unclaimed land outside of Antarctica.

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XEYVR TIL The Reischstag in Germany contains Soviet graffiti from WW2, some of it quite vulgar.
YpZM7 TIL Two penniless brothers living in a cave inherited $6.6 Billion from a long lost Grandmother.
16Z1d TIL tomatoes in the Philippines are US$2.40/lb
j61dR TIL that humans can enter a state called hypnagogia, the state of consciousness between wakefulness and sleep
R5wdl TIL people with albinism are hunted for their body parts in Africa because they're body parts are believed to be magical.