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TIL that Luxembourg’s education system is trilingual: the first years of primary school are in Luxembourgish, before changing to German, while in secondary school, the language of instruction changes to French.

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y8N8 TIL: Horses have the largest eyes of any land mammal
GVbG TIL A hospital in Nanjing introduced an automatic sperm extractor for men. It has a massage pipe at the front with adjustable height, speed, frequency, amplitude and temperature. It also has a screen to display “artistic” movies. (Text and video)
4X65o TIL donated blood is not free; rather it is put on the market to be sold to hospitals for $180 to $300 per pint with the industry making billions in profit
x65yw TIL: Your car's VIN (vehicle identification number) shows its country of origin, engine size, model year, vehicle type, trim level and manufacturing factory. The first 3 digits/letters identify the country, positions 4 to 9 describe the vehicle, and 10-17 is the vehicle identifier section.
R7BR4 TIL in 1968 a group of Star Trek fans cornered William Sharner as he left 30 Rockefeller Plaza, and attempted to rip his clothes off. It is likely that this event stopped Shatner from attending Star Trek conventions for over a decade.