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TIL Finland has been ranked to have worlds most free press 12 times since 2002 by Reporters Without Borders. USA ranked 41st in 2016.

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lYK5 TIL that Russia is suspected to have at least 15 secret cities. These “closed cities” are officially classified by the gov’t, with their names and location unknown, they appear on no maps, no road signs will direct you to them, and visits from foreigners are strictly prohibited.
Lkj8Z TIL the asteroid belt is no where near as crowed as portrayed in movies and on TV. There are millions of kilometers between each object and astronauts would probably not even realize they were flying through the belt
EJQ0 TIL that the Roman Emperor Commodus would fight in the arena as a gladiator. His opponents consisted of giraffes, citizens missing limbs and wounded roman soldiers. For every appearance in the arena he charged the city of Rome 1 million coins.
VMvL0 TIL that Hayao Miyazaki, producer of the Studio Ghibli, used to be able to produce 10 minutes of animation per month. He can now only produce 1 minute per month, largely due to his age.
we7J TIL: If you hear “Would Inspector Sands please report to the operations room immediately” in a UK Railway Station, it’s an coded alert to emergency personnel that could mean anything from a fire to a bomb alert. This code is used to avoid causing a panic.