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TIL Archduchess Charlotte of Austria spent years as a social worker under the name Charlotte de Bar for charities in NYC and Munich

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j8Jv TIL an uncontacted tribe still inhabits an island in the Indian Ocean, living as simple hunter-gatherers. They are vigorously hostile to outsiders, and have not yet developed early technologies such as agriculture or writing.
Rl06 TIL that the honey badger emits smelly, suffocating secretions from its anal glands to fumigate hives, causing bees to flee and leave their honey for the honey badger
p8JeQ TIL modern Polaroid film is less technologically advanced than traditional Polaroid film, and that Polaroid photos are now worse than they used to be
Jk6B TIL: If you are an Australian resident and fail to vote, you are hit with a fine, and forced to provide a reason for your failure to vote.
ZxZp TIL that FEMA uses Waffle Houses being open as an indicator of how bad a natural disaster is.