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TIL Kenya’s national motto is “Harambe”

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ANGy4 TIL Axolotls are able to regrow their limbs, tail, gills, brain and heart in just a few weeks
EgLX TIL the border between India and Bangladesh is so complicated, there is a “3rd order enclave”: a piece of India within Bangladesh, within India, within Bangladesh.
M7xGA TIL that in Australia, hot chips (french fries) are usually served with something called "Chicken Salt"
GY0g1 TIL that Norm Macdonald's famous 'Moth Joke' was mostly improvised on the spot when he realised he had been booked for an additional segment on Conan for which he had not prepared, turning an old classic 20 second joke into a long drawn out domestic moth tragedy to fill the time.
6EOal TIL about Avro Yeadon, which built nearly 700 Lancaster bombers in WW2. To avoid German bombing, an elaborate camouflaging operation took place, grass covering the roof and hedges made out of fabric to replicate the original field pattern. Dummy animals were moved daily to increase the camouflage