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TIL Africa has two capitals that mean the same thing in different languages: Libreville (Gabon) and Freetown (Sierra Leone)

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OoNlg TIL the United States Postal Inspection Service has it's own Wall Of Honor for fallen officers located in the Smithsonian Postal Museum, DC
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LkdOm TIL that the Warty Comb Jelly does not have an anus in a fixed location on its body. Instead an anus develops when the jelly needs to defecate and disappears when it’s done.
AVpo TIL Humans appeared 200,000 years ago. Written history begins 5,500 years ago. This means 97% of human history is lost forever.
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