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TIL that the government of Palau has required all tourists entering to sign a pledge stamped on their passport promising to be environmentally conscious and “tread lightly, act kindly, and explore mindfully.”

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9MPB TIL that monkeys are capable of ‘cheating’ on their partners and covering up their 'infidelity’ by suppressing their normal mating cries so as not to be overheard.
k5Kd TIL In 17th century Italy conjoined twins were on trial for murder. Authorities arrested Lazarus after he stabbed a man for teasing his parasitic twin brother. Though he was sentenced to death the court let him go, finding that they could not execute him without killing his innocent conjoined twin.
X0LA6 TIL that the first 35 NASA space shuttle astronauts were nicknamed TFNG. The official meaning was "Thirty-Five New Guys", but the real meaning was "The Fucking New Guy", military slang for newcomers to a unit.
eXL4 TIL there is a Hidden Mickey at Disney World designed to show itself only on Mickey’s birthday at noon.
R8w7 TIL that every Apple Macintosh from 1984 to the early 90s had Steve Jobs’s and his team’s signatures engraved on the inside of the case.