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TIL It's illegal in California to lie about eggs.
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TIL that charity sky dives - on average - cost more money for the health service than they make. Each pound raised for charity cost the NHS £13.75 in return due to injuries picked up by people doing charity sky dives.
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TIL That our sun accounts for about 99.86% of the total mass in our solar system.
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TIL that the Japanese, other than nobles or samurai class families, did not have surnames until 1868, when the government required commoners to adopt surnames. Names were chosen based on locations, occupations, or simply were made up, explaining the diversity in Japanese surnames (100,000+ present).
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TIL of black rain, a form of precipitation caused by the immediate aftermath of a nuclear detonation, in which the water is black and sticky due to radioactive materials in the air.
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TIL: The shish is the stick the kebab goes on, hence Shish Kebab.