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TIL Michelin Star is the same Michelin as the tyres

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E19Ow TIL The country of Chile is so long that it would stretch from the northernmost point of Norway all the way south to Morocco
yVdZJ TIL that Dom Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil could speak and write in Portuguese, Latin, French, German, English, Italian, Spanish, Greek, Arabic, Hebrew, Sanskrit, Chinese, Occitan and the now-extinct Tupi language.
nWD9G TIL that in 2005, Brazilian thieves dug a 78-meter tunnel into a bank vault and stole $70 million — without firing a single shot.
mxYwO TIL lottery winners’ neighbours have a higher chance of going bankrupt, because they try to keep up with the winners' increased rate of spending.
8e9GL TIL of the Schultüte, which means "school cone" in English. It is a large attractively decorated cone filled with toys, chocolate, sweets, school supplies, and various other treats. The cones are given to German children by their parents and/or grandparents on their first day of first grade.