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TIL the flag of Mozambique has an AK-47 on it

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jN4Pj TIL 80% of people can only breathe out of one nostril at a time. The body naturally cycles between nostrils by closing one up at a time by gorging nasal tissue with blood like an erect penis, then switching every few hours.
oRVYY TIL: The car rental company “Enterprise: Rent-A-Car” is named after the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise CV-6, the most decorated American ship of WW2. The company’s founder served on her
yQRwX TIL when asked why she left her hometown of Michigan, Madonna said she was tired of being around "basic, provincial-thinking people."
N7gA6 TIL about Derek Paravicini, an autistic, blind, and severely mentally handicapped piano savant. He can play, transpose, and improvise on nearly any song he has ever heard despite his disabilities.
6EGPm TIL on a trip to China, Prince Philip joked to students that “if you stay here much longer, you’ll go slit-eyed”. After initial concerns of offence, it was revealed that Chinese authorities were unconcerned. They explained that travelling Chinese students were likewise warned not to go “round-eyed”.