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TIL that Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and Guam are independently participating in the Olympic games even though they are US territories and the athletes are US Citizens.

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p8rK8 TIL about "Brazilian Schindler"; Souza Dantas, an ambassador from Brazil in nazi-occupied France in 1940's, risked his life giving visas to hundreds of jews and others. Against the will of the Brazilian government at the time, he saved around 800 people from certain death.
wLbWM TIL that dogs take the alignment of the earths magnetic poles into consideration when figuring out where to poop.
508k TIL honeybees can recognize individual human faces.
QNmX TIL Harrison Ford was Spielberg’s first choice to play the lead in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, but Ford’s asking price was too high
oBJnr TIL after 22 years in May 2019 Rolling Stones have returned Bitter Sweet Symphony royalties and rights to Richard Ashcroft (lead singer of the band The Verve)