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TIL that maple syrup has more nutritional value, less calories and less sugar than honey.

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6E6xJ TIL that a plane like a Boeing 747 uses approximately 1 gallon of fuel (about 4 liters) every second.
EXrV TIL that the Dutch government once enforced a tax in new buildings based on their width, which led to the tall and narrow houses throughout the Netherlands.
rR4w1 TIL Mark Twain patented under his real name Samuel Clemens the “Adjustable and Detachable Straps for Garments” (ADSG) or “suspenders” in 1871
5XWr TIL that Bret Hart was unaware he was going to lose the WWF championship belt during a 1997 pay per view. This is referred to as the Montreal Screwjob.
vPe0L TIL of a fox named Rambo in Australia who managed to avoid 10,400 traps, 3,500 poison baits, 73 stakeouts, and 55 days of scent-tracking dogs in an attempt to have him removed from a wildlife conservation area.