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TIL of Yosuke the lost African grey parrot who was reunited with his owners after reciting their full address and his name to the veterinarian who found him. "I'm Mr. Yosuke Nakamura," the bird told the veterinarian.

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0D6L TIL Israel is the only country in the world to have a net gain of trees in the last 100 years
QJyNE TIL Janet Jagen is the first American woman to be become president of a country. She was born in Chicago, moved to Guyana, and was elected president there.
GAQKg TIL Belgium recently went 652 days without a government (2018-2020)! They also had a previous record of 541 days without a government back in 2010-2011.
1aO9X TIL that Calvinist Christians believe that people can be saved of their inherently sinful nature, but they have no choice about it. God chooses who receives salvation before they're even born. Many Baptist, Presbyterian, and Church of Christ churches adhere to Calvinist doctrine.