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TIL that in Argentina, orangutans are granted human-like rights

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eYwn TIL “Spicy” is a form of pain, not taste
gDwy TIL, a “September 11th Security Fee” is applied every time you book a flight. The amount collected has risen from ~$1 billion in 2002 to ~$3.5 billion in 2015, and jumped $1.5 billion from 2014 to 2015. Currently, the fee is $11.20 per round-trip.
PYjBg TIL masturbation can begin as early as still being in the womb. Although babies of both sexes are known to masturbate in utero, boys are the only ones who can be caught while aroused via ultrasound
M7G4m TIL that rural Americans used barbed wire to connect their telephones to switchboards since there were no telephone lines.
XE40j TIL that German was the most-studied foreign language in the U.S. in the years before and even during World War I. About a quarter of high schoolers studied it right before the U.S. entered the war, but only about 1% of high schools still taught it after the war.