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TIL : UAE citizens only make up to 11% in UAE , with rest of the 89% population from South Asia , Africa , etc

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Gldg TIL Chris Barnes, vocalist for Cannibal Corpse, told Jim Carrey that his neck movements in the “Fire Marshall Bill” skit freaked him out. Carrey responded “What? This? This grosses you out? All that shit you write and that little thing grosses you out?”
9Yl17 TIL during WW2 when Ford produced the Merlin engine they claimed they couldn't following the sent plans. Rolls-Royce, designer of the Merlin, assumed Ford was incapable of meeting their high standards, only to learn that the tolerances were too loose and didn't meet the precision required for cars
VyAQ TIL Yoda, the world’s oldest mouse, was just over 4 years old, the equivalent of about 136 in human years, and lived in quiet seclusion with his cage mate, Princess Leia, in a pathogen-free rest home for geriatric mice.
RLQQ TIL that in Armenia, all children aged 6 and up are taught chess at school, as it is a mandatory part of their curriculum.
xm10 TIL Robert Emmet Odlum made a habit of jumping off bridges in the 1800’s to prove to people that they won’t die from falling, as it was commonly thought that one would not be able to breathe as they fell through the air.