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TIL that the teeth of the sea snail is the strongest biological material discovered to date

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d8bNE TIL that the Kingdom of Bhutan, a small landlocked country in the Himalayas, does not recognize or have any formal diplomatic relations with the 5 permanent members of the UN Security Council as a measure to keep them out of global affairs.
BgQNK TIL indoor air pollutants can be 2 to 5 times higher than outdoor levels and in some cases these levels can exceed 100 times that of outdoor levels of the same pollutants.
Ar6l TIL that North Korea once attempted to solve its food shortage problems with ostriches. Most of which end up on the plates of the rich and powerful in Pyongyang.
KWdR TIL scientists were able to grow a plant from a seed buried by an Ice Age squirrel 32,000 years ago.
m14oY TIL that Jean-Bedel Bokassa (self-proclaimed emperor of the Central African Empire) had 100 students executed for protesting their school uniforms. Later, he was not tried for cannibalism despite the testimony of his chef since amnesty was declared for this and other misdemeanors.