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TIL beer is the world’s 3rd most popular drink, after water and tea.

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1aPgX TIL that long-beaked echidnas have four-headed penises and are known as monotremes, meaning egg laying mammals. This perhaps hints at early mammalian evolution from reptiles. These guys are sadly critically endangered owing to habitat loss!
7rEnO TIL that when George Ruth Jr. was 19, the law stated he had to have a legal guardian to sign his baseball contract. Baltimore Orioles owner Jack Dunn became Ruth's guardian, leading teammates to jokingly call Ruth "Dunn's new babe." The joke stuck, and Ruth quickly earned the nickname "Babe" Ruth
8aQwV TIL that for years after CD players hit the market they remained unpopular and were mostly limited to fans of classical music. Dire Straights then released "Brothers in Arms", the first totally digital album. It sold 30 million copies and is credited with launching CD players into the mainstream.
E1NQW TIL in New Zealand in 1959, only 21 people out of their entire population of 2.3 million were officially unemployed
LkPlQ TIL pornstar Mia Khalifa who was born in Lebanon, was actually raised as a very conservative Catholic.