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TIL the New Zealand Army's Maori name, Ngāti Tūmatauenga, translates to "Tribe of the God of War"

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166KV TIL of Claudine Longet, a Franco-American entertainer who shot and killed her boyfriend, Olympic skier Spider Sabich, in Aspen Colorado in 1976. She was originally charged with murder but was convicted of negligent homicide and sentenced to only 30 days in jail which she served on weekends.
yVvJp TIL Andorra does not have an airport.
GAV07 TIL that, according to a study, we spend a total of 3.5 months of our lives hitting the snooze button and 57% of Americans are snoozer, and even more in UK, with 70% of Brits are snoozer
9Yyvm TIL The World Health Organization offered paid internships for the first time in 2018 to boost access for those applying from developing countries. About 1,200 interns are accepted each year yet fewer than one in four of those chosen are from low-income countries
oBmO8 TIL the raised reflectors in between lanes on the highway also indicate direction. Normally they reflect white or yellow but if they appear red, it’s becasue you are going the wrong way.