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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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wLNpJ TIL the FICO scoring system is routinely updated but, each lender determines if and when it will upgrade to the latest version. This is why a mortgage lender will come up with a very different score than your personal credit score report.
0EKM TIL that a California man committed a murder during a robbery and got away with it for four years. He had a tattoo artist recreate the crime scene in a detailed tattoo on his chest. When he was later caught, investigating detectives described the tattoo as a “crime scene sketch and a confession.”
rR9g1 TIL that the ''I am Iron Man'' line from the first Iron Man movie is actually improvised. Downey Jr. blurted out the revelation to the surprise of Feige, who became excited by the choice and approved leaving it in before the cut to the end credits.
GYoyQ TIL food delivery services (like Doordash) secretly inflate the prices of food listed on their menus
k6le TIL the Parthenon became a mosque in 1456 until it was destroyed in 1687