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TIL The government of “Free State, South Africa” spent $4 million on their website, it’s a $40 WordPress theme.

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XE1DD TIL When Taiwan's president in 1995, Lee Teng-hui, had stopped in Honolulu to refuel his plane, the U.S government refused to grant him a visa and forced him to spend the night on his plane. Lee later complained that he was "being treated as a second-class leader."
DADp TIL that 10% of all the humans who have ever lived are alive in the world right now.
R7jL6 TIL about Albert Pierrepoint, an English hangman who executed between 435 and 600 people in a 25-year career that ended in 1956. During his tenure he hanged over 200 people convicted of war crimes in Germany and Austria, as well as some high-profile murderers.
788QO TIL that Wind Turbines have recently been inspired by the bumps on a Humpback Whales flippers. These bumps allow a smaller number of blades and a smaller, more energy-efficient motor to move the same amount of air as a larger turbine.
jmoa TIL: Now-extinct giant sloths dug burrows which still exist.