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TIL that Kenya introduced the strictest ban on plastic bags in the world.

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N5BQ TIL the Western African gorilla’s scientific name is Gorilla gorilla, including a lowland subspecies named Gorilla gorilla gorilla
1L0X TIL that Shakira was once banned from her school choir because according to her music teacher, she couldn’t sing and sounded like a goat.
O0L1 TIL In the 50’s, the CIA tried to assassinate Fidel Castro by slipping an exploding cigar into his private supply
R7EAl TIL Humpacks protect seals from Orcas by hiding them on top of their fins
pY008 TIL the Michelin Man is named Bibendum, or Bib for short. He even has a category for value-for-money restaurants in MICHELIN's guidebooks—the Bib Gourmand—named after him.