› added 9 months ago

57

TIL that since citizens of Turkmenistan receive free gas from the government, many citizens just leave their stove burners running 24/7 to avoid paying unnecessarily for matches.

Read more seantraverse.com

via reddit.com

l7og7 TIL about 50% of adults in France are infected with the toxoplasmosis parasite.
4XXJR TIL seamen must keep a daily record of their work known as a Certificate of Continuous Discharge
ee4b TIL 37% of Italians have never used the internet (as of 2012)
VMO44 TIL In 1912, Leonardo Torres y Quevedo invented a chess-playing machine that could solve a king and rook vs king endgame. It didn't always deliver mate in the fewest number of moves, nor always within the 50-move rule limit but it would checkmate the opponent every time.
0BOp TIL Las Vegas isn’t actually in Las Vegas. Most of the strip and casinos are located in unincorporated Paradise, NV as a tax-dodge