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TIL Japanese are offered extra incentives for surrendering their drivers license such as discounted funerals.

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W7pg8 TIL that the Hoba meteorite is the largest in the world which estimates to 60 tons is discovered in Namibia
OGyZL TIL that about 100,000 people died each year in India due to the collapse of vulture populations. Vultures were crucial to the ecosystem & their near extinction due to accidental poisoning extended the presence of animal carcasses in the local environment, increasing rabies & reducing water quality.
R58Ww TIL Eleanor Roosevelt's maiden name was Roosevelt. Her husband, Franklin, was her fifth cousin once removed
BroOb TIL Viktor Hovland is the only Norwegian to win on the PGA Tour
RNl9 TIL The US government backed out of the film “independence day” because producers refused to remove references to the secret Area 51 site.