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TIL that the United States, and not Saudi Arabia or Russia, is the largest oil producer in the world

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9Ylp TIL that Hoba, the largest uncovered meteorite in the world, most likely ‘skipped’ across the earth’s atmosphere like a skipping stone, due to its unusual shape
xVrkk TIL: DVD read speeds were intentionally restricted. They were (theoretically) capable of higher transfer speeds.
b9yOE TIL: Of the plight of actor Dudley Moore; amongst his most famous roles was that of the perpetually drunk "Arthur". His death was from a form of Parkinson's disease that in the early stages has a symptom of the sufferer appearing to be extremely intoxicated.
4XXrg TIL: Police officers and security guards often wear clip-on ties as a precaution against being strangled by a pulled necktie.
KO05E TIL human babies are helpless because we walk upright. Walking upright requires a narrow pelvis, in which our large head/brain would get stuck during birth, so babies are born with a smaller head/brain that develops more after birth, compared to other mammals.