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TIL 3 out of the 5 tallest statues in the world are of Buddha

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nW90B TIL Kōei kyōgi (public sports) are Japanese public races that can be gambled on legally. There are four types: horse racing, bicycle racing, powerboat racing, and asphalt speedway motorcycle racing. They are allowed by special laws and are regulated by local governments or governmental corporations.
b6p8E TIL that Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was the first album to print the song lyrics on the back of the sleeve.
L15d TIL Tabasco sauce is aged in barrels previously used for Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey
gXG4 TIL Iran once administered random alcohol tests to drivers during a one month period. Despite a ban on alcoholic beverages, they found 26% of the drivers to be drunk.
RlPj TIL that the publishers of the game ‘Advent Rising’ originally offered $1,000,000 to the first person to find all hidden symbols within the game, but then had to change it to 'copies of several of its games’ due to issues with Xbox Live.