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TIL there are no wild hedgehogs in america

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grWWD TIL The Common Swift Is the Record Holder for Longest Uninterrupted Flight. It can stay in the air for 10 months straight
aZdM TIL that in Beijing cars with odd and even licence plates will be banned from the city’s roads on alternate days whenever serious air pollution persists for three consecutive days
dDVdZ TIL Matt LeBlanc won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of Matt LeBlanc
p8bP4 TIL a 64-year-old manager at a French defense manufacturer was gifted a ride as a passenger in a military jet but he failed to secure himself properly in the cockpit and at one point tried to to hold onto the ejector handle, accidentally activating it and ejecting himself mid-flight.
7rZoP TIL of the “metabo law” which requires all Japanese citizens over the age 40 to have their waist measurements taken once a year. Anyone deemed to be overweight is given three months to shape up.