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TIL that the largest embassy in the world is the U.S embassy in Iraq.It cost $750 million to build and is larger than the Vatican City.

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PYk5J TIL Edward Doisy received the Nobel in Medicine for discovery of vitamin K with Henrik Dam. He also competed with Adolf Butenandt in the discovery of estrone in 1930. They discovered the substance independently, but only Butenandt was awarded the Chemistry Nobel
m14ax TIL: Inmates are not allowed to wear wigs or artificial hairpieces.
LQ6n0 TIL that couples who had more than 100 guests at their wedding are 84% less likely to get divorced than couples who eloped (no guests)
neKR7 TIL that the current premier of Cambodia (Lord Prime Minister, Supreme Military Commander Hun Sen) is a former member of the Khmer Rouge.
4VaX TIL Apple doesn’t pay for product placement in TV and movies, yet it’s products appeared in 891 tv shows in 2011 alone.