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TIL: Any dolphins or whales that are caught within 3 miles of the UK are considered the personal property of Queen Elizabeth

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7r85O TIL in 2011 a British restaurant started charging customers $5 for bringing a baby "because the infants take up space in the restaurant, even if they aren't eating"
OxMe TIL scorpion venom is the most expensive liquid on earth at $38,858,507.46 per gallon far surpassing Thailand cobra venom which is $152,835.82 a gallon.
64aW TIL an accountant from Canada created a full-length role-playing game using an Excel workbook.
wAw1 TIL that letting worms eat your garbage creates worm castings, a substance with 35% increase in phosphorus and magnesium, and 50% more nitrogen than the initial waste. Cuba has been using this for over 25 years as an alternative to agricultural products unavailable to them due to the embargo.
pY5MQ TIL: New York had a secret CIA base disguised as a ‘different Federal institution’. It was in the World Trade Centre tower 7 that fell on 9/11