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TIL that the price of Gasoline in the US is half of the average price in the EU

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oW0E TIL the word “biceps” is singular (and thus “bicep” is grammatically incorrect). The plural form of “biceps” is “bicepses” (emphasis on the first syllable).
16wx4 TIL the woodlouse, a common crustacean that goes back 100 million years, has over 50 different common names used around the world
m1j0Y TIL General Mills founded Olive Garden and once owned toy brand Parker Brothers and clothing brands Eddie Bauer and Talbots
W7dXA TIL that Peter Benchley regret writing "JAWS". He later devoted himself to ocean conservation.
KO07R TIL that before the invention of Garden Gnomes, wealthy British landowners would hire people to live in their gardens as "Ornamental Hermits".