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TIL both North Korea and Cuba vehemently denounced the September 11th Attacks, despite their previous hostilities towards the U.S.

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MewVb TIL about the idea of the Good Country Index: to measure what each country on earth contributes to the common good of humanity, and what it takes away, relative to its size. Using a wide range of data from the U.N. and other international organizations. This has been active since 2014
jBOv TIL Lactose Tolerance (lactase persistence) is the mutation, not the other way around
LJ1m TIL PETA filed a lawsuit claiming that a crested black macaque monkey owns the copyright to a selfie he took of himself with a photographer’s unattended camera.
xbkb TIL The Nintendo 64 had online capabilities that were never released outside of Japan.
ygE8 TIL A Greek merchant vessel call the “Captayannis” capsized in the middle of the River Clyde in Scotland in 1974, and has remained there ever since as nobody claims responsibility for it. It now homes marine life and birds.