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TIL In Europe, the tax on fuel for cars is as high as 68% of the total fuel price, but there is no taxation on commercial aviation fuel.

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Z80eY TIL The last King of Afghanistan modernized his country, and his reign was marked by peace and stability. He was overthrown in 1973 but returned to Afghanistan at the end of Taliban rule in 2002 where he was titled "Father of the Nation"
nWmBo TIL On long-haul flights, flight attendants have hidden sleeping areas above the passenger compartment.
W7Y5L TIL of the Lizardman's Constant, the idea that in any given poll roughly 4% of answers will be comedic or malicious and not representative of the respondent's true thoughts, such as answering "Yes" when asked if they believe Lizardmen control the world.
W7vXo TIL that South College, a private for-profit college in the United States, has locations throughout the American South but is actually named after its current owner / chancellor. In 1989 it was acquired by businessman Stephen A. South.
M7A0m TIL: The Longest Coin Spin was 26.55sec performed in front of a live audience in 2015.