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TIL that in Serbia, you’re legally allowed to vote two years early (at age 16) if you’re employed.

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NVwN TIL Legend by Bob Marley has been on the album chart for over 914 weeks and currently sits at 69
MdjK TIL the death of Reagan’s press secretary, James Brady, was ruled a homicide when he died 33 years after being shot in the head.
9Y5am TIL that German has a specific word for a face badly in need of a slap: Backpfeifengesicht
mxPgR TIL that Wilson Greatbatch invented the implantable pacemaker – but he didn’t mean to. He was attempting to build a device that recorded heart rhythms, but after he misassembled the contraption, he noticed that it was giving off a heartbeat-like pulse. The pacemaker went on to save millions of lives
OQw1 TIL According to greek mythology, humans were originally created with 4 arms, 4 legs and a head with two faces. Fearing their power, zeus split them into two separate parts, condemning them to spend their lives in search of their other halves.