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TIL Sweden is on a quest to being the first oil-free economy in the world by 2020.

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ANPRo TIL that deaf children who are heavily exposed to Sign Language in early life will become better readers of written English than those who are not.
JYBr4 TIL It's illegal in Florida to charge more to pay by credit card, but legal to offer a discount to pay by cash.
x6rBg TIL that film director Charles Stone III (Drumline) created the famous Budweiser commercial "Whassup?".
GAyYg TIL the sale of weed in Uruguay is strictly state-controlled. There are three ways to access weed: home cultivation, cannabis clubs, and pharmacies.
9Y8X7 TIL of Rosie Ruiz, a marathon runner who came in first among women in the 1980 Boston marathon. After winning, reporters noticed she wasn't that sweaty and didn't seem that tired at all. It turned out she took the subway the majority of the route and simply snuck back into the race to win.