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TIL Qatar is the only country that begins with a Q and Iraq is the only country that ends with one

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aOLo TIL while most Countrys moved on to use chip&pin based credit cards, the US still uses widely the outdated Magnetic Stripe card
d8nXd TIL about Impatiens glandulifera or Himalayan Balsam. We have a plant that is very common near us and grows very quickly throughout our local area along rivers. I assumed it was Japanese Knotweed, however on closer investigation it is not, but is still an invasive species brought to the UK in 1839.
e0LQ4 TIL that during his lifetime, George Washington owned almost every group of dog currently recognized by the American Kennel Club. Many of his dogs had interesting names too, such as: Madame Moose, Truelove, Tipsy, Mopesy, and Ragman.
8rmK TIL The Make A Wish foundation was the brainchild of two Arizona cops, dreamed up while flying home from the funeral of a little boy who had they made an honorary officer, after the boy was diagnosed with leukemia
rPX4 TIL homeopaths without borders is an actual charity