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TIL that Bhutan doesn't recognize China in any way, shape or form (en.wikipedia.org)

TIL the average man picks his nose around four times a day (www.bbc.com)

Poking around inside our nostrils is disgusting, unhygienic and potentially harmful, so it’s baffling that it’s as common as it is, says Jason G Goldman.

TIL Scarface (1983) was not only shunned by the Oscars, but actually received a Razzie nomination for Worst Director. (en.wikipedia.org)

TIL Jane Goodall met her first husband, Hugo van Lawick when he came to photograph her for National Geographic in Gombe Stream National Park and married in 1964. They had a son nicknamed Grub. But ... (people.com)

In this week’s issue, the beloved conservationist reflects on the 60th anniversary of her research, her celeb friends (Leo! Angelina!) her family and two husbands

TIL fake "555" phone numbers you see in movies and TV shows were once legitimate numbers that anyone could register, but Verizon would charge you $2,500 to use them (lookify.io)

Looked this up after watching Better Call Saul and noticing a phone number in one of the episodes!

TIL that due to casino profit distributions, every Seminole Native American is a multi-millionaire by the time they turn 18 (moneyinc.com)

They say you have to work hard and chase your dreams, but if you belong to the wealthiest Native American tribe in the world, you can sleep through life

TIL: The average single male changes his sheets just four times a year. (www.cbc.ca)

Watch out ladies, the man of your dreams may have the bed of your nightmares.

TIL that the vast majority of posts in TIL are created by a bot account. (lemm.ee)

TIL After living in London for 14 years, Cillian Murphy moved back to his native Ireland in order to prevent his children from having posh English accents (www.yahoo.com)

The ‘Peaky Blinders’ star wanted his children to share their parents’ accents.

TIL that the first computer programmer was a woman. Her name was Ada Lovelace. (www.britannica.com)

TIL many US companies in the late 1800s-1938 would pay their employees in company scrip, a currency issued by the employer and can only be used in company owned stores where they upcharged exorbita... (en.wikipedia.org)

TIL that 80% of Australian homes are colder than is recommended by the WHO safety standards for indoor air temperature. (www.theguardian.com)

Rentals in NSW, Victoria, Tasmania and ACT dropped below 18C more than 80% of the time, report finds

TIL in traditional Christian theology there are four sins "which cry out to heaven for vengeance" : murder, sodomy, oppression of the poor, and defrauding a worker of his wages. (en.wikipedia.org)

TIL Disney refused to let a father use a Spiderman headstone for his 4 year old son’s funeral. (www.bbc.com)

Disney is asked to show some compassion over the use of Spider-Man’s image on a child’s grave.

TIL Someone made a 10 hour long movie that's just paint drying to protest censorship by the British Board of Film Classification. The film was rated suitable for all ages. (m.imdb.com)

Edit: Note: it says Not Rated, that’s for the US. The UK rating is U.

TIL that honey never spoils. Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3000 years old and still perfectly edible. (beemission.com)

Where was the world’s oldest honey found? We thought it would be fun to look at the three oldest known honey finds in the world as of September 2019. Just think, these honeys can still be eaten today because antimicrobial honey never goes bad. The world’s oldest known references to collecting honey are from the 8,000 y