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TIL that Yemenis spend an estimated 14.6 million man-hours per day chewing khat

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d8DkQ TIL: The United States government considers toothy smiles “unusual or unnatural expressions” on passports or visas.
ADmld TIL the oldest tree in the world, a Great Basin bristlecone pine, is about to turn an amazing 4,847-years-old. “Methuselah,” is located somewhere in California's Inyo National Forest. But beyond that, its exact location remains a protected government secret.
DQYYD TIL, why my sunburns sting so bad. Some soothing gels for sunburns have lidocaine in it to help ease the pain of a burn. However, I am one if the rare few who is allergic to this. So don't be like me and learn the hardway that you can be allergic to lidocaine. Posting to hopefully save some pain.
kJnd5 TIL following Devo's Rock Hall nomination, the band posted an open letter saying Mike Judge's Idiocracy is "the movie Devo should have made" and "Is there any question that De-evolution is real?"
x601B TIL that Merian C. Cooper, creator of the original King Kong, was a bomber pilot in both WWI and WWII, and retired with a rank of brigadier general