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TIL it is illegal in China to be reincarnated without government approval.

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NZ1Q TIL The US is the only first world country that uses the electoral college for presidential elections.
JYoEk TIL while between 2012 and 2019 the US Mazda CX-5 sales more than tripled - from ~43k to over 154k - the Japanese sales actually decreased by about 4,000 units.
ANxXB TIL: Eugene Bullard (1895–1961) was the first Black combat pilot, serving in the French Air Service during WWI. An American expatriate, he later became a jazz musician, boxer, and club owner in Paris after escaping Jim Crowe. He used his status in Parisian high society to spy on the Nazis.
5YwYn TIL that manatees, kangaroos, and elephants are polyphyodonts, meaning they regrow their teeth every few months, unlike most mammals that have only two sets for life.
rNGZW Today I Learned Blackcurrants Were Banned In The US Between 1911 and 2017, Due To The Fact That They Could Spread A Disease Fatal To Pine Trees.