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TIL A Saudi businessman offered US$10 million to buy the shoes thrown at President Bush in a press conference in 2008.

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1MKP TIL the only three countries in the whole world that don’t grant ANY paid family leave are The United States of America, Oman and Papua New Guinea.
wLWG1 TIL that if you drop a thimble-full of Bitrex "the most bitter substance in the world" into an Olympic swimming pool and you can detect the bitterness in those two and a half million litres of water.
nWG6d TIL Same-Sex Behavior is common among 1,500 animal species (everything from mammals to crabs and worms). It has consistently been underreported and rarely published even though it is widespread and natural in the animal kingdom.
Br4Bk TIL that Rolls Royce is also selling honey
1aYYD TIL the black strips below the eyes of NFL players was first used by baseball legend Babe Ruth in an attempt to reduce sun glare. Although studies have not conclusively proven its effectiveness. Wearing “eye black” now is more like modern war paint.