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TIL $44B of gift cards have gone unclaimed since 2008

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oBQRY TIL there are only 15 countries (sovereign states, not dependencies) in the world without official armed forces. Out of these, 12 are islands. Only Andorra, Vatican City, and Liechtenstein are located on mainland. The largest population is held by the Solomon Islands with a little over 650,000.
XXrR TIL that approximately 6% of divorced couples remarry the same person
KYbo9 TIL that the title of the Led Zeppelin song D'yer Mak'er is the punchline of a joke that only makes sense with an English accent.
E1GLd TIL Planned and perceived obsolescence contributes to herd mentality and apathy in efficient use, recycling and reuse of resources.
w4ME TIL that the Wadi-Al-Hitan site in Egypt contains hundreds of fossilized whales