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TIL that in Taiwan and South Korea, unless there is an emergency, motorcycles are forbidden on the freeways.

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9D1X TIL of Frank Hayes, a jockey, who in 1923 suffered a fatal heart attack and died mid race. His body remained on the horse and crossed the finish line in first place. He had never won a race before in his life.
GZ4N TIL Angelina Jolie sold the first pictures of her biological children for a total of 23.7 million dollars. She donated it all to charity.
D1MnY TIL that the Queen actually has two birthdays- one that was determined by the commonwealth and changed to be the second saturday of June, and another that is her actual one which is the 21st of April. The birthday is changed in order to guarantee better weather for celebration
OoMv4 TIL that Poo-phoria occurs when your bowel movement stimulates the vagus nerve, which descends from the brain stem to the colon. It takes a particularly "large mass of stool" to trigger poo-phoria and its vagal-nerve-induced feelings of exhilaration, intense relaxation, and goose bumps.
Z8g74 TIL Due to their reclusive nature, scientists are unsure how long a pangolin lives in the wild.