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TIL in order for a private citizen to run for President in Singapore, they have to be CEO of a company worth at least $500M ($370M USD).

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wodE7 TIL about the old Blue Horizon Boxing Ring ( Once voted # 1 boxing venue in the world )
8rJZ TIL “morning wood” occurs during REM sleep when certain neurotransmitters slow down which normally control blood flow. Morning wood also helps with bladder control at night.
R7Aj6 TIL Researchers from three universities in Germany have created the coldest temperature ever recorded in a lab, 38 trillionths of a degree warmer than absolute zero
yVbRM TIL That the dried up white dog poop common before the '90s was due to dog food containing too much calcium and bone meal.
Brgex TIL herd animals in the wild often hang around with giraffes. The giraffes, being so tall, give the herd animals such as Zebra and Wildebeest an early warning of lions sneaking up on them. These herd animals benefit by having friends in high places (quite literally).