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TIL most insurance companies have ceased all new auto insurance policies in California.

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y6eM TIL that 70% of Mongolian nomads have solar power since 2013. The sun shines 250 days on average each year in Mongolia. It shines, even during the frigid winter days, on the hundreds of thousands of nomads who still roam the steppes, herding animals and living in dome-like tents calling gers.
dan7 TIL from 1575 to 1578, expeditions from England to Canada brought back thousands of tonnes of black rock at huge expense of money and lives, after a Venetian alchemist lied about it containing gold ore. After discovering the true worth, it was used to build a wall around one of Henry VIII’s homes.
QNdWa TIL Italy was never a province of the Roman Empire, it instead had the special administrative status of "Domina provinciarum" meaning "ruler of the provinces"
71NX TIL the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Carl Vinson can make 400,000 gallons of its own freshwater daily by desalinating surrounding saltwater
bA0j TIL alpha/beta wolves don’t exist in the wild, a misconception due to observing those raised in captivity