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TIL France is the country with the most time zones

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LQepr TIL the CEO of Live Nation (and Ticketmaster) makes $139 million/year.
vxNB TIL A Russian town was once “besieged” by hungry bears with as many as 30 bears being reported circling the small town
R5P69 TIL the value of a taxi medallion (permit allowing a taxicab to operate) in New York City peaked in 2013 at over $1 million. By 2019, medallions were being sold for as low as $136,000. Since many cab drivers took out loans to buy when values were high, many have been forced to declare bankruptcy.
e4XJ TIL the original Oxford English Dictionary was laregly written by a psychiatric patient in hospital at the time who also chopped his own penis off (autopeotomy)
ke8W TIL the most expensive porno to date is Pirates II: Stagnetti’s Revenge, which cost $8,000,000 and ran 138 minutes.