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TIL Afghanistan has their own “Parks and Recreation”-like show called “The Ministry” which satires their public offices.

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xw57 TIL That Texas has outlawed the purchase of common laboratory glassware without a permit in an anti-drug production effort
R7dr4 TIL that in 2018, it cost 2.06 cents to make a penny. This means that the US Mint loses money from every penny they make (in 2018 they lost $90 million). Even more, this means that if you melted down a penny it would be worth more than its face value.
jnrN TIL Mandala is a process which involves making intricate designs from sand by Tibetan monks. Some designs take weeks to be finished. When finished the design is destroyed and placed in water as an offering.
N7Oy6 TIL a term when you cringe or get embarassed by someones embarassment
9wb4B TIL that From 1938-39 in Antarctica there was a “Colony” of Nazi Germany called New Swabia