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TIL That Heartworm is currently not present in the UK, therefore eliminating all risk to dogs and cats living there.

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9w5xQ TIL that the first model Solar car was invented by a man named William G. Cobb and it was first displayed in 1955.
KOOOw TIL that Michael Jackson was once officially crowned King of Sanwi, a small kingdom at the bottom of the Ivory Coast. When Michael Jackson died, the nation mourned for two whole days.
rR8J0 TIL that in the USA, emails are considered “abandoned” after 180 days. The government can look at these emails without a warrant thanks to the Electronic Communications Protection Act.
4k6rb TIL that approximately 1,000 copies of the Ultimate Toy Box edition of the movie Toy Story 2 were shipped with a processing error that included a scene from an R-rated film 'High Fidelity', which featured the usage of the word "F**k" several times.
MABa TIL Rio de Janeiro was once capital of Portugal, making it the only European capital outside of Europe