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TIL there are 15 different types of electrical outlets around the world and some are exclusive to a single country.

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W8b9 TIL: Fresh olives are practically inedible and take several weeks of bringing/fermenting to get rid of the bitter compounds. That’s why olives taste salty.
ANbxB TIL In 1919, a group of seven women in the United Kingdom formed the Women's Engineering Society (WES), the first professional organization for women in all engineering fields
ADoO7 TIL Televangelist Shepherd Bushiri (net worth $150 million) is the richest man in the Malawi, one of poorest country in the world.
XpWE TIL that Mahatma Gandhi used to travel with his goat so that he could have fresh milk.
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