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TIL surrogacy is illegal in China, Quebec, Turkey, and most of Western Europe

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dD9dd TIL with average daily consumption of 2.2 liters of Coca-Cola, Chiapas, Mexico leads the world
5jmk TIL of Mike, the lowest ranking member of a chimp group that became the alpha male of the community overnight. He stole empty kerosene can from the researchers camp, and banged them to scare the other chimps
PObV TIL that the name Russia comes from Viking Norsemen travelled and traded using the rivers of Eastern Europe. They were called “the men who row” or “Rus’”. They later formed the Tsardom of Russia.
0d6QR TIL of the "Honey War" of 1839, a bloodless conflict over the border between Missouri and Iowa, sparked by the cutting down of three honey trees.
Myda TIL: There is an island in South Carolina, off limits to humans, that is home to 4000 monkeys used for medical experiments.