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TIL that 75% of the US’s oil comes from North and South America, not the Middle East.

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OGeM4 TIL that drinking beer has been shown to reduce the risk of certain kidney stones
1L54 TIL that Apollo 12 astronaut Alan L Bean accidentally destroyed the mission’s TV camera by pointing it at the sun, left several rolls of exposed film on the moon by mistake, and was hit on the head by a 16mm film camera when the crew splashed down on Earth.
GBD1 TIL Queen Mary of England was gifted a 1:12 scale doll house in 1924. It had working lights, books that were specially written by writers for the library, bottles filled with the appropriate drinks in the wine cellar, and model cars made by Rolls Royce. Even the toilets had working plumbing.
ObX TIL Nasa is investigating hidden portals In Earths Magnetic Field
aBL9 TIL A Spanish judge has ruled that women can be charged more for driving lessons because “men were better drivers”