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TIL I learned that The Gambia uses marbles instead of paper ballots for elections

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a8v8A TIL Scientists breed goats that produce spider silk
n6vd TIL Tommy Prince a native american who served in WW2 was so quiet because of his pair of moccasins. Sometimes instead of killing Germans, he’d steal something from them. Other times, he’d slit their throats and not make a sound.
X0Y68 TIL the phrase "Be afraid. Be very afraid" originated as the tagline on the poster for David Cronenberg's "The Fly"
166Zr TIL Beyoncé once went to a vegan restaurant wearing a skinned cow shirt, leather pants and leather heels.
BEAk TIL The motto for the Air Force Technical Applications Center is “In God we trust, all others we monitor”