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TIL Every year since the year 2000 has been the hottest on record.

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WkavN TIL that ‘prosthetics’ refers to the science of creating artificial body parts, while the artificial parts themselves are called ‘prostheses’.
J4dV TIL Gary Cooper was offered a part on the movie Gone with the Wind but rejected it saying, “Gone With the Wind is going to be the biggest flop in Hollywood history. I’m glad it’ll be Clark Gable who’s falling flat on his nose, not me”. It became the highest grossing film of all time for inflation.
W7edd TIL In Europe, the tax on fuel for cars is as high as 68% of the total fuel price, but there is no taxation on commercial aviation fuel.
09nN TIL that every year around a dozen Japanese tourists have psychiatric breakdowns caused by French rudeness
xD95 TIL: The NHL is the only professional sports league among ‘The Big 4’ that does NOT list Marijuana as a banned substance.