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TIL that the Kurdish people are the largest ethnic group (35-45 million!) without a homeland of their own. Britain and France had planned to give the Kurds their own independent state until the founder of the Republic of Turkey forced them to renegotiate.

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exbn TIL “The 15 largest ships pollute as much as all the cars in the world.”
v8mx TIL that Dan Castellaneta sang ’S-M-R-T’ by accident in Homer Simpsons’ “I am so smart” song. The writers kept it in because they found it so much funnier and like something Homer would actually do.
Ooyg7 TIL that Steve from Blue’s Clues once showed up unannounced to a kid’s birthday party after seeing a party sign and blue paw print on the house’s mailbox. He showed up in character and costume, handed our presents and refused any compensation from the parents.
awAoN TIL hedgehogs can suffer from a rare disease called "balloon syndrome," which causes them to inflate like a beach ball.
OGQJL TIL that while the Royal Navy suspended flogging in 1879, they never actually abolished it.