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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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rRxA0 TIL wolves killed tens of thousands of people across Europe in the 18th century. One infamous wolf called The Beast of Gévaudan killed more than 500 people, usually by tearing their throats out.
ne8oP TIL that the oldest company still operating today Kongo Gumi, a Japanese construction company, that dates to 578 AD
1xKr TIL that Russian and NATO troops were very close to using force against each other in Kosovo, 1999. A NATO commander disobeyed the orders he was given, reportedly saying “I’m not going to start the Third World War for you” to his superior, who was later fired.
18dD TIL during the late 1800s, a baboon was employed by the railroad as a signalman and he never once made a mistake during its career, and worked for the railroad until his death.
NX5yQ TIL of Kangri cancer, a squamous-cell carcinoma of the skin, found only in Kashmir in the northwest of the Indian subcontinent, due to the use of a kanger, a ceramic pot covered with wicker-work, carried for warmth during cold weather. It develops from erythema ab igne, AKA hot water bottle rash.