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TIL there are over 8,330 different vehicle license plate choices in the US, with Maryland leading the most options at 989 plates.

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0Gdy TIL that a major cause of human rabies deaths in India is faith healing as people believe that they’ve been impregnated by puppies after being bitten by a dog and consult a healer instead of a doctor before it’s too late. This mass hysteria is called Puppy pregnancy syndrome.
M7JyV TIL that there is a small island in Japan filled with wild rabbits that roam freely, and it's called Rabbit Island.
XElG8 TIL that Osama Bin Laden's father had 56 children with 22 women, Osama was his 17th child.
epP9J TIL a 2,000-year-old sapphire ring believed to have been owned by Roman Emperor Caligula sold for £500,000 in 2019. The sky blue ring also has an etching on it that's thought to depict Caligula's fourth and last wife, Caesonia.
rEbW TIL the cost of higher education in the US has surged more than 500 percent since 1985.