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TIL There was a fake gamer cruise event called The Gamer Gauntlet

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5V1V9 TIL that the majority of ancient Brits came from a 6,000-year-old Spanish tribe
bxK4 TIL that in Persian rug making, a deliberate mistake is always placed in the rug because ‘to weave a perfect rug or carpet would be an offence to Allah’
QM4a TIL that there is a town in Wyoming which used to be an airport. The former runways and taxiways now serve as the town’s streets. (A picture and a Google Maps link in comments.)
b6oM7 TIL that Germany has a provision called “Apple Juice Paragraph”. At least one non-alcoholic drink must be at most as expensive as the cheapest alcoholic drink, which is often apple juice. It’s supposed to prevent people from ordering an alcoholic beverage just because it’s cheaper.
BgXJD TIL that the United States consumes more oil per day than China and India combined, although the US population is just a little over 10% of the total population of those two countries.