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TIL that cars must have at least three-quarters of a tank in order to leave Singapore, in order to stop them from buying cheaper gas in Malaysia and circumventing Singapore's gas tax

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9kOQ TIL that two thirds of Denmark’s income used to come from charging people to enter or leave the Baltic sea, those that refused to pay were sunk
Keg9 TIL that in United States military history, more citations for the Medal of Honor have been awarded for falling on grenades to save comrades than any other single act.
R9aj TIL: Americans and Germans Fought Together in a battle in WWII
pKgO TIL that one of Seattle’s wealthiest citizens in the late 19th century was a madame. Lou Graham’s brothel made her so rich that she loaned money; her loans helped save other wealthy people after the Panic of 1893. After dying of syphilis, Graham’s estate had no heirs so went to Seattle schools.
YpxEv TIL that in the 1920's newly hired engineers at General Electric would be told, as a joke, to develop a frosted lightbulb. The experienced engineers believed this to be impossible. In 1925, newly hired Marvin Pipkin got the assignment not realizing it was a joke and succeeded.