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TIL that the honorific for an especially skilled driver reacting adequately to an emergency situation in Russia is “железобетонное очко”, meaning “one whose anus is made of reinforced concrete”.

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vPJyB TIL that nursing is the most common job for women in the US.
n787 TIL Christopher Walken doesn’t like to watch his early movies because he thinks he was too “pretty”.
gLr7 TIL in 1809, a woman diagnosed with an ovarian tumor rode 60 miles on horseback to see a surgeon who was willing to extract it. It had never been done before out of fear it would kill the patient. After the 22.5 pound tumor was removed from her body without anesthesia, she lived another 32 years.
KOWNJ TIL although Liechtenstein has a population of 38,000, it is the world's largest exporter of false teeth
D1POV TIL female sand tiger sharks mate with several males and their offspring devour each other in utero until only one remains and is born the victor and then the mother immediately abandons them