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TIL Karl Marx’s grave has an entry fee

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5Dm9 TIL: The first President of Zimbabwe was President Banana. A law was passed forbidding citizens from making jokes about his name.
gMRGL Til that Barrow in Alaska remains in daylight for 84 days in Summer and dark for 67 days in Winter. It even experiences a midnight Sun!
ROwj TIL, Dolphins in Brazil force fish towards fishermen, signal when nets should be thrown, then share the catch.
jNwDN TIL that a "Hot Shot" was originally a cannon ball that was heated in a furnace and then fired at wooden ships for the purpose of setting fire to them.
DX1e TIL There is evidence that many prisoners were abandoned in their cells during Hurricane Katrina, while the guards sought shelter. Hundreds of prisoners were later registered as “unaccounted for.”