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TIL in Burma, drunk driving is punishable by either six months in jail, or USD 50 cents fine, or both.

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G5eG TIL astronomers detected building blocks of life in a planetary system some 455 light-years away
woYPM TIL there are towns in Europe shaped like star; The town of Palmanova, Italy, was built as a star fort by the Venetian Republic in 1593.
E1B9X TIL Bing Crosby has the most number 1 hits all time (43) 2: Beatles (24) 3: Elvis(18). Most charted songs (396) 2: Sinatra (209) 3: Elvis (149). His movies have over 1 billion tickets sold (3rd all time). He has 1 Oscar for Best Actor and sang on 13 Oscar nominated songs (4 Winning).
GYBXg TIL An estimated 1,382 shipping containers are lost overboard at sea during transportation each year, never to be found again.
1alAV TIL Harry Potter has been translated to Ancient Greek so that students of the dead language would have something fun to decipher.