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TIL that Ethiopia has 13 months to a year, and is still living in 2005

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R5Z77 TIL the New York Yankees had a short lived mascot named Dandy. Designed by the people who came up with Miss Piggy, his debut was delayed by the tragic death of Thurmon Munson, who had a similar moustache
yQvdM TIL that in 2001, over half a tonne of 80% pure cocaine washed up on a Portuguese island, drastically changing the island, with the effects being felt to this day.
R5rvQ TIL Sudan has nearly twice as many pyramids as Egypt.
4kyg5 TIL when David Lynch was asked by fans for clues or answers regarding one of his films, he'd typically refuse; however when fans in France asked him for clues to help them decipher Mulholland Drive (2001), he gave them 10. "I thought the clues were only going to exist in France & then..the internet"
6d1W TIL when Hiroshi Yamauchi released the Gamecube he believed that people “do not play with the game machine itself. They play with the software, and they are forced to purchase a game machine in order to use the software.” Nintendo then priced the Gamecube significantly cheaper than the PS2 and Xbox.