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TIL than in 2019 a cheese from the United States won Best Cheese in the World from the World Cheese Awards.

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0wlV5 TIL with 29-hour work weeks, the Netherlands has the world's shortest week for business professionals. This allows them to dedicate at least one day per week to spend time with their kids. This time off is frequently referred to as "Papadag," which essentially means "Daddy Day."
rNKXM TIL during the Civil War, the US government started printing bills in fractional dollars, rather than coins, due to a metal shortage. Congress passed a law forbidding living people to be on money after the bills' designer put his own face on them, rather than a US president's.
AN1Va TIL about the Mirror Test, a method for determining whether a non-human animal has the ability of self-recognition when looking into a mirror. Elephants, chimpanzees, orangutans, gorillas, dolphins and manta rays have successfully passed the test.
LQRB9 TIL about the Sargasso Sea, off the East Coast of the USA. It is effectively a giant an ocean whirlpool, with it's boundaries being created by ocean currents instead of land.
k5ZW TIL that A man survived for 40 years without sleeping.