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TIL that since 1938, a Finnish government agency has given parents a "maternity package" containing many useful items for babies for every newborn child

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OGVkg TIL according to the (US) National Earthquake Information Center there are approximately 20,000 earthquakes around the globe each year, or 55 per day, with about 16 major earthquakes in any given year.
lOQN TIL that there is a website which provides a fake phone number for you to give to someone instead of your actual number. It then displays all the texts and calls on the site, available for the public
bk9 TIL a Greek newspaper was accidentally printed inside-out in its first issue, and they continued the tradition for over 100 years
E16Lo TIL that Australian opium farmers have problems with mysterious crop circles in their fields, it turns out that these circles were made by wallabies who got stoned after breaking into the poppy farm and started hopping around in circles.
mQWv TIL of Casey Jones, a railroad engineer who died in a train crash. Having realised a collision would occur, Case ordered his colleague off the train and remained in control of the engine to minimize impact. This saved the lives of all passengers except himself