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TIL Geese mate for life. When a hunter kills a goose, it's partner will mourn and generally refuse to mate again.

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5YjBQ TIL that Mary, Queen of Scots, was raised in France, was married to the French king, and signed documents that any son she bore would rule both realms. But for Elizabeth I's outmaneuvering of her rival, Scotland might well have spent the past four centuries as part of France instead of Britain.
d8Wgr TIL Men who are sentenced to stoning in Iran are buried up to their waists, women up to their chests. If a person can escape, the sentence is terminated.
xk11 TIL russian soldiers do not wear socks - they wrap a piece of cloth around their feet. Socks will finally be introduced by the end of this year
4XKya TIL NASA lost communication with a spacecraft due to systems continuously rebooting because it can't process a date past August 11 2013.
Wv7d TIL that a group of islands in the Pacific called the Pitcairn Islands are some of the most remote islands in the world with a population of ~50 people. The islands have a very interesting history and are accepting applications for new residents!