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TIL that women in Saudi Arabia are allowed to pilot airplanes but are not allowed to drive cars.

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lWy1 TIL the South Pole is 9,301 feet above sea level - but 9,000 feet of that is ice.
VeaQ TIL that Hyder, Alaska uses Canadian electricity, a Canadian area code, Canadian police, and mostly Canadian currency; you need a passport to travel from Hyder to the rest of the United States, but not to travel from Canada to Hyder.
9D17 TIL Humans’ and Dogs’ brains have evolved to understand each others’ vocalizations to some degree, including dogs understanding human laughter.
mVNv TIL José Mujica, considered to be “the world’s ‘poorest’ president,” donates around 90 percent of his monthly salary, approximately $12,000, to charity.
69AZX TIL that the Stasi is widely considered to be the most effective intelligence agency during the Cold War. 1/63 East Germans were collaborators. Including part-time informers, they had an agent for every 6.5 people. Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal called them more oppressive than the Gestapo.