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TIL only 14 of the 193 countries in the UN formally recognize Taiwan as a separate state from China .

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wLMlM TIL about Runaway, a 1984 film from North Korea that features covers of ABBA songs.
DQYxp Today I learned Salvador Dali found a thrill in torturing and killing living things, both animals and humans. He tried to kill his sister and one of his lovers. And he tortured and killed animals.
MeBKm TIL that Kleenex was invented and intended as a paper filter for gas-masks during World-War I.
KYlJ TIL that a Greek soldier chased his dog across the border resulting in a Bulgarian invasion. It was called the “War of the Stray Dog”.
NXvA1 TIL that female spotted hyenas have penises that they can pee out of. They also use them to mount other hyenas, both male and female, and to show dominance.