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TIL The US is 15th on the list of countries which believe that “The US government respects the freedom of its people.”

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OGZLL TIL the buying power of $100,000 in 2024 is roughly equivalent to $45,000 in 1992.
glPb TIL-When Walt Disney was making Snow White as the first full length animated cartoon there were concerns that the “bright colors of the animations may damage people’s eyesight”.
nel8d TIL that the cans of ‘Bernard Dehydrated Water’ that you see floating around the Internet, are indeed a real product. Bernard Food Industries created the product as a gag that store owners could display in stores to give customers a laugh.
wXk8 TIL “Big Ben” isn’t the name of the clock tower, but only a bell inside it. The clocktower is actually called “Elizabeth Tower”.
P1Lre TIL that Jasmine, a flower originating in the India, is one of the most coveted ingredients in perfumery. A kilogram of jasmine oil can cost $5,000. But to get that small amount of oil, harvesters need to handpick over 5,000 jasmine buds, making it one of the most expensive oils in the world.