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TIL you can mail a coconut through the USPS with no packaging, you simply need to affix an address label and proper postage.

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nWnWo TIL there was a short-lived country in Africa named the Republic of Maryland, settled by freed slaves from the US state of Maryland. Their governor was named John Brown (different one) and then they got annexed by Liberia.
wo9P TIL that all of Earth’s naturally-occurring gold is within its core. The gold we mine from the planet’s crust was delivered by meteorites.
rRk84 TIL Prescriptions written for Adderall increased by nearly fivefold from 2002 to 2012, making it easier for people to get the drug from a friend or family member. Compared to that of other drugs, use of Adderall is rarely stigmatized; many people don’t recognize when a loved one has a problem
kJ5Og TIL that Karl Dönitz, the man who succeeded Hitler and was the last leader of Nazi Germany, survived his post-war prison sentence of only ten years and only died in 1980. He denied any wrongdoing for the rest of his life.
8174 TIL that during the Rwanda Genocide, Hotel Manager Paul Rusesabagina hid 1,268 refugees in his hotel, none of which were hurt or killed.