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TIL Government vehicles in Cuba are legally required to pick up any hitchhikers.

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dDNdE TIL that Baby Shark Dance gets about 5 million views a DAY on average.
wLaQ7 TIL that the candy "Sugar Daddy" sounds like it has an unfortunately suggestive name today, but they actually changed it to that in 1932. They were introduced in 1925 as "Papa Suckers."
a8OXN TIL: In 2022, Airbus announced they were going to create a production site in space. They teamed up with the European Space Agency to bring several metal 3d printers into space. The lack of weight and size constraints will allow satellites to be built in space using moondust.
jBJv TIL 3 people were hanged for the 1660 murder of William Harrison in the year 1661. In 1662, William Harrison returned on a ship after escaping slavery, having been kidnapped by pirates. This lead to the “no body, no murder” rule.
PlOw TIL The domestic cat is a revered animal in Islam. Admired for its cleanliness as well as for being loved by Prophet Muhammad. He reported to have said that “a love of cats is an aspect of faith.