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TIL Bhutan (2010) and Turkmenistan (2016) are the only countries in the world where the production and sale of tobacco products is illegal.

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RVM8 TIL In 1906 the Bronx Zoo, NYC put an African Man on display in the Monkey house…
Y78w7 TIL The Yacaratiá tree, called the bread tree by jesuit priests, is the only tree in the world with edible wood due to its lack of cellulose. It is a local delicacy in its native province of Misiones, on the Argentine coast.
5B1R TIL the world’s first glow-in-the-dark bike path, with swirling patterns inspired by Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh’s famous ‘Starry Night’ painting, is open and free to the public in Holland.
bRkZ TIL that the Hippocratic Oath calls for doctors to teach the offspring of their teachers the art of medicine, free of charge.
x68Zg TIL that the letter “E” was used for grading up until the 1930s because US schools feared students would misinterpret “E” for meaning excellent.