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TIL that Luxembourg, a country right in the middle of western Europe, has a smaller population than the state of Vermont, the 49th US state in population.

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0XZM TIL that during the Seige Of Malta, the Ottoman Turks tried to intimidate the Knights Hospitaller by executing their prisoners and floating them into the bay on crucifixes. The Knights responded by decaptating their prisoners and using cannons to fire their severed heads into the Turkish camp
01YM TIL cats’ kidneys are so efficient they can rehydrate with seawater.
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