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TIL People stick their tortoises in the fridge during winter.

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VML94 TIL a town bully who was a pedohile, a thief, a stalker, an intimidator & and attempted murdered, always escaped the law. Then one day, he was shot dead in broad daylight. There were over 40 witnesses but nobody would identify the killer because they felt he got what he deserved.
grWnb TIL that in 1972, 80,000 Ugandan Asians were expelled from Uganda because they were 'better off than Ugandan Natives'
699a8 TIL On 29 February 2020, Luxembourg became the first country in the world to make all public transport in the country (buses, trams, and trains) free to use.
GYVG TIL that 49.5% of all Americans (151,700,000) did not pay income taxes in 2009.
ExaW TIL: The island of Bikini Atoll has a flag similar to the US’s as a symbol of the debt they believe the US owes them - while testing nuclear weapons, an H-Bomb detonated in 1954 resulted in the poisoning of many islanders from the nuclear fallout.