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TIL that Mozambique is the only country in the world whose national flag features a modern gun (an AK-47)

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vP008 TIL that earwax is actually a type of sweat.
7LdL TIL The Cult of Pythagoras didn’t eat beans because they thought you lose your soul when you fart.
eO6E TIL of Stanley Meyer’s water powered car, mysterious death, and final words: “They poisoned me!”
Egexd TIL about the Book of Enoch, three non-canonical books of Jewish and Christian scripture that are estimated to date around 300 BCE. It apparently explained the origins of fallen angels, demons, and the Nephilim. It is only considered canon by Haymanot Jews and two Orthodox Tewahedo Churches.
EkQp TIL a Russian movie director invaded a Ukrainian city and turned it into a 1952 totalitarian society movie set in which for 3 years, actors never left. Including hidden cameras, 24-7 mandatory 1950’s Soviet clothing, canned food stamped with 1952 expiration dates, and fines for using modern phrases.