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TIL you are allowed to bring your own parachute on a US commercial flight.

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VB50D TIL one billion meals are wasted everyday
LMBd TIL that not a single Witness Security Program participant who has correctly followed security guidelines has ever been harmed while in the federal witness-protection programme.
OGxrL TIL about the tiny hairs on Zucchini plant called "trichomes," tiny little bristles that can hurt the hands if not washed away properly.
ZYZB TIL that the ‘50% of marriages end in divorce’ claim is a myth; the overall rate has never exceeded 41%, has been declining from that high since the 1980s, and the divorce rate for college graduates is probably under 25%
d8gME TIL that an area in North Africa of 45 km × 45 km could supply Germany with all of its electrical power through solar energy, an area of 110 km × 110 km could power the European Union, and an area of 254 km × 254 km could power the globe.