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TIL in Taiwan, you can receive a bounty for submitting roadcam footage of traffic violations

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e9QE TIL that by 2017 smartphone manufacturers, including Apple and Nokia, will have to switch to microUSB in order to comply with an EU ruling.
d8YRr TIL The Philippines is the most Pro-American country in the world with 85-94% of Filipinos viewing Americans and the US favorably
14W7 TIL Qatar, a desert state, is aiming to grow up to 70 percent of its own vegetables by 2023 thanks to the launch of a new farming system that needs no soil and which recycles irrigation water. The pilot project had been “a great success” and adapted well to Qatar’s harsh growing conditions
VB49Z TIL that in 1405, King Charles VI of France went five months without bathing or changing his clothes. He was also convinced he was made of glass and feared he would shatter if touched.
GNjE TIL Bill Murray and his brothers will call Mitch Glazer (Director of Scrooged) anytime they watch Roadhouse to let him know Patrick Swayze is having sex with his wife.