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TIL that manhole covers are round so that they don’t fall into the opening

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19Md TIL in the UK the gov’t funds a service which you can notify about a person sleeping rough during winter, and they will find that person and arrange a bed for the night.
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YpQyd TIL that Kazakhstan is Europe's 14th-largest country by area, larger than 37 European countries (including Greece, Bulgaria, Iceland, Hungary, Portugal, or Austria) - even though almost 95% of the country is in Asia
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wQkJ TIL China’s only monogamous emperor made the decision to promote monogamy because one of his father’s women murdered his mom. He was hidden because the consort killed the emperor’s heirs in an attempt to gain power. When it was discovered that one had survived, she killed his mom instead.