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TIL that “Day of the Doctor”, Doctor Who 50th aniversary special, will be in the Guiness Book for being the most broadcasted TV show: 94 countries, broadcasted it on TV or in cinemas.

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W7Jmd TIL Caxias do Sul, Brazil is home to a makeshift slum built specifically for stray dogs and cats housed by a animal rights group. With a population of 1000s, it mimics the conditions the country's most impoverished live in, even monetary restraints have caused problems with properly feeding them.
BrQPx TIL Slugs evolved from snails, and when baby snails are exposed to platinum, they turn into slugs.
1anxW TIL the IRS doesn't care if you engage in bribery, as long as you pay taxes on it
6EPwX TIL of the Gympie Gympie or suicide plant Dendrocnide moroides, its hairs can penetrate protective gear. It has a crippling neurotoxin that can last from days to years. Brushing your hand against it can make you throw up from the pain. Using it as toilet paper has made people shoot themselves
Y7VpB TIL about the Mars to Stay initiative, which proposes that the first astronauts sent to Mars go with the intent to stay. Unused emergency return vehicles would be turned into settlements as soon as habitability becomes evident. This would both reduce cost and ensure permanent settlement.