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TIL that former Kentucky governor Matt Bevin sent his adopted teenage Ethiopian son Noah to a "troubled teen" school in Jamaica. After the school was shut down following the discovery of the widespread abuse, Bevin failed to pick up his son, who was made a ward of the state of Jamaica.

58 upvotes • No_Skirt_6002

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TIL that the reason our fingers and toes wrinkle when they're submerged in water for a long time is to improve our handling of wet objects.

58 upvotes • Harriet0Wisecon

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TIL that there is such a thing as a “salute deduction” in gymnastics.

57 upvotes • Cautious-Ease-1451

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TIL that France's national football teams biggest loss ever was a 17-1 defeat to Denmark in the 1908 London Olympics. Danish footballer Sophus Nielsen scored 10 of them, and he was the first player ever to score 10 goals in a official national team match.

55 upvotes • Wilson_Publearnow

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TIL, The Netherlands gives Canada 20,000 tulips every year as a thank you for protecting the Dutch royal family in ww2

53 upvotes • MsSexRobot

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TIL that hippos can sleep submerged in the water and come to the surface to breathe without waking up.

52 upvotes • Dylan-Takalond

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TIL the show the adventures of Ozzie and Harriet 1952-1966 has the most episodes of any live action sitcom ever 435

51 upvotes • Rickyisagoshdangstud

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TIL Tu Youyou won Nobel Prize in Medicine by discovering a cure for Malaria in ancient Chinese Daoist Medical texts

51 upvotes • divyanshu_01

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TIL 60% of Washington state's electricity is generated from hydroelectric power.

51 upvotes • AmeliaGairciand1992

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TIL that Phoenix is the most populated state capital and Montpelier is the least in the USA. The Arizona capital has over two hundred times the population of Vermont’s capital.

50 upvotes • bradstave

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TIL that former Kentucky governor Matt Bevin sent his adopted teenage Ethiopian son Noah to a "troubled teen" school in Jamaica. After the school was shut down following the discovery of the widespread abuse, Bevin failed to pick up his son, who was made a ward of the state of Jamaica.	58	No_Skirt_6002
TIL that the reason our fingers and toes wrinkle when they're submerged in water for a long time is to improve our handling of wet objects.	58	Harriet0Wisecon
TIL that there is such a thing as a “salute deduction” in gymnastics.	57	Cautious-Ease-1451
TIL that France's national football teams biggest loss ever was a 17-1 defeat to Denmark in the 1908 London Olympics. Danish footballer Sophus Nielsen scored 10 of them, and he was the first player ever to score 10 goals in a official national team match.	55	Wilson_Publearnow
TIL, The Netherlands gives Canada 20,000 tulips every year as a thank you for protecting the Dutch royal family in ww2	53	MsSexRobot
TIL that hippos can sleep submerged in the water and come to the surface to breathe without waking up.	52	Dylan-Takalond
TIL the show the adventures of Ozzie and Harriet 1952-1966 has the most episodes of any live action sitcom ever 435	51	Rickyisagoshdangstud
TIL Tu Youyou won Nobel Prize in Medicine by discovering a cure for Malaria in ancient Chinese Daoist Medical texts	51	divyanshu_01
TIL 60% of Washington state's electricity is generated from hydroelectric power.	51	AmeliaGairciand1992
TIL that Phoenix is the most populated state capital and Montpelier is the least in the USA. The Arizona capital has over two hundred times the population of Vermont’s capital.	50	bradstave