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TIL that Massachusetts is larger than nearly 70 countries.

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mEvp TIL Finland is the strictest country in the world in terms of driving lessons. There are lessons required regarding car maintenance and driving in icy conditions, with learners requiring a test in the summer and another one in the winter.
x6v7D TIL in 2015 Burger King tried to collaborate with McDonald’s to make a McWhopper, a burger combining ingredients from the Whopper and Big Mac, but McDonald’s declined the offer.
L7xr TIL of Leslie Coffelt, who was killed defending Harry Truman from an assassination attempt. Shot by an assassin 4 times, Coffelt propped himself up against a guard booth and fired one shot, hitting the assassin in the head and killing him. Coffelt collapsed immediately and died four hours later.
awoXy TIL of the USS Mason, the only WWII destroyer with an all-black enlisted crew
bB57 TIL in the Middle Ages it was thought that the left testicle made sperm for girls. Men who wanted sons would have it removed.