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TIL there are 5 countries without a written, codified constitution: New Zealand, United Kingdom, Canada, Israel and Saudi Arabia. They rely instead on a conjunction of separate documents and precedents for legal decision-making.

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aXMb TIL that while the U.S. was researching nuclear devices, there was a certain sphere of plutonium dubbed the “Demon Core,” as it went supercritical and killed two scientists on two different occasions as they were studying it.
VGbZ TIL Ahmad Shah Massoud was an Afghan resistance leader, who in April 2001 warned the European Parliament about a large-scale terrorist attack on U.S. soil being imminent. He was assassinated on September 9, 2001, 2 days before the 9/11 attacks.
5XQP TIL that last year, Israel passes law banning use of underweight models…revolutionary for the fashion industry
QJKEL TIL salt needs water to effectively melt ice, and also is rendered nearly useless in temperatures below 15 degrees F. If roads are treated with salt in your area, don’t assume there won’t be any ice.
m14bo TIL webcams were first invented in 1993 as a way to check for coffee at Cambridge University