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TIL a gallon of gas typically costs no more than a few pennies in Venezuela.

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R7AVl TIL San Francisco refused to enforce prohibition - repealing its local ban on illegal saloons, preventing the police from enforcing prohibition, and reprimanding officers who took action against alcohol consumption.
j5mX TIL that mathematically there are more possible games of chess than there are atoms in the Observable Universe.
xKv7 TIL two composers tried to create the world’s most annoying song, featuring (in part) an operatic soprano rapping over cowboy music featuring bagpipes and tuba while children sing about holidays and advertise for Walmart.
NLb TIL Japan’s population will drop 33% by 2060; lack of ‘sex drive’ in youths. [video]
5YP5P TIL Airline water is so bad it is recommended you not wash your hands after using the bathroom but to use sanitizer instead. Also skip that tea or coffee and get a bottled drink. Most Airlines tested positive for E. Coli and coliform in their water.