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TIL Tony wasn't talking about the people, Puerto Rico actually does have a really bad garbage problem

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OAMa TIL that a worm’s mind has been mapped, replicated, and placed inside a Lego robot.
l1BV TIL that the saucer under coffee cups was originally used to pour out the coffee and let it cool. Then people slurped the coffee from the saucer.
ORrR TIL 69% of Americans have less than $1,000 in their savings accounts and 34% have no savings at all
0wnON TIL about Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, the first person to introduce inoculation to Britain (70 years before Jenner) based on a practice she observed whilst travelling around the ottoman empire
RGVw TIL in the 6th century a Swedish king – to demonstrate his low opinion of the Danes – sent a small dog to Denmark and officially made it their king. Appointing dogs to rule the conquered became a tradition in Scandinavia. They were given thrones and mansions, and routinely signed paw-print decrees.