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TIL that 95% of global shipbuilding takes place in China, South Korea and Japan

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ndMG TIL that the word “silly” changed meaning over time from “happy” to “blessed”, “pious,” “innocent”, “harmless,” “pitiable”, and then “weak” before reaching the current meaning.
78g7O TIL That in La Paz, Bolivia - the world's highest national capital at roughly 3,650 m (11,975 ft) above sea level, water boils at 87°C (189°F) instead of the usual 100°C (212°F) at sea level.
GANL5 TIL, "Ratfucking" which means the pillaging of the most desirable part of Meal, Ready-to-Eat (MRE) is common in the US military. In this situation, the more senior personnel will open up the packages, take the best ones of each MRE packages while leaving the trash ones for the newbies.
0wxZ1 TIL that Microsoft Flight Simulator 1.0 ran on its own operating system and was used at that time to verify if IBM PC clones were 100% compatible.
YpEmv TIL that the most expensive liquid is horse semen worth up to $4.7 million per gallon