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TIL that king Charles III is allowed to travel without a passport and drive without a license as the reigning monarch of 14 countries.

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neP6G TIL that Nintendo forbids Shigeru Miyamoto from riding a bike to work because they consider him to be too valuable to the company and don't want him to get hit by a car.
X0XX8 TIL a clown saved 300 children during the deadliest avalanche in history. Only 400 people survived out of around 18,000 in the town of Yungay, Peru. The children were attending a circus and a clown led them to higher ground moments before the avalanche destroyed the entire town.
GAk17 TIL about the Trans-Sahara Seaway and its abundanceof flora and mega-fauna. A huge waterway that crossed the Sahara millions of years ago.
kOy6B TIL goats' pupils are horizontal so that when when they bend their heads down to graze, their eyes stay level with the horizon, allowing them a better view of encroaching danger.
kJAx1 TIL The state of South Australia was at war with Germany up until 2002 due to forgotten legislation