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TIL Plants receive more energy on a cloudy day in the summer than on a sunny day in the winter.

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QNPEX TIL in South Korea, there is a difference between ramen and ramyun, with ramen referring exclusively to Japanese noodles served fresh at restaurants and ramyun referring to Korean-style instant noodles served with boiling water
9mAM TIL there are nearly as many single men in China as there are people on the entire continent of Australia.
VMgnk TIL ruts leftover from the wagon trains traveling the Oregon Trial, are still visible today.
LKoV TIL of Aphantasia, a condition in which people cannot visualise things in their mind - in other words, they do not possess a functioning “mind’s eye”.
16k0r TIL In 1797, Fath Ali Shah, the second Shah (king) of Qajar Iran, was given a complete set of the Encyclopædia Britannica's 3rd edition, which he read completely; after this feat, he extended his royal title to include "Most Formidable Lord and Master of the Encyclopædia Britannica.