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TIL that the African Union has a 43-party free trade zone for goods, stretching from South Africa to Tunisia

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6E077 TIL that there is one animal that can literally save its ass (for a while) by getting rid of it. An Argentinian scorpion called Ananteris balzanii removes its poisonous tail to hurt his foes, but loses his anus in the process. The result: his life is lengthened a bit but he gets chronic constipation
j6VXE TIL: The Kanbari Nyūdō is a Japanese yokai(demon/ghost) that haunts bathrooms and spies on people as they are using the toilet on New Year's Eve. Encountering one brings bad luck for the new year. To counter it say "ganbari nyūdō, hototogisu!” (“ganbari priest, cuckoo!”) before using the toilet.
8ex14 TIL not only is there Gary Oldman and Gary Newman, there is also an accomplished Hollywood producer named Gary Goldman.
LQVjv TIL the United States Bureau of Land Management released a promotional hip-hop song and music video in the 1990s.
kBBW TIL that by some estimates, there is over 70 million years’ worth of salt 1,200 feet beneath the city of Detroit.