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TIL the United States is the only country that has a top-level domain for its military (.mil), its higher education system (.edu) and its government agencies (.gov) - a result of the Internet originating as a U.S. government-sponsored research network.

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bd9E TIL there is an island in the Indian Ocean that is illegal to visit due to a native tribe that kills visitors
NXPYM TIL that because of the amount of time it saves, the washing machine has been called "the greatest invention of the industrial revolution.” Others have considered it a key driver of women’s liberation.
oRNj7 TIL Vulture Bees exist, a type of bee that feeds on carrion
LaLP TIL: Italians called it the French disease, the French called it the Italian disease, today we call it syphilis–and Columbus brought it to Europe from the New World.