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TIL international students can attend for free all public colleges in Germany, Iceland, Norway and Finland; many have programs taught 100% in English; and the average tuition at colleges throughout Europe is $2,225/year.

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a8W7Z TIL Richard Branson makes an appearance in the Bond film Casino Royale
awAAN TIL Raccoons in an experiment were able to open 11 of 13 locks in fewer than 10 tries and had no problems repeating the action when the locks were rearranged or turned upside down. They could also remember the solutions to tasks for 3 years.
PYj6G TIL: The “Panera Bread” name does not exist in St. Louis. There it is still called by its original name - the St. Louis Bread Co.
WyZo TIL Thanksgiving was moved in 1939 to the second-to-last Thursday (from the last Thursday) in November by FDR at the request of the president of Macy’s, to increase the number of shopping days before Christmas.
p7E4 TIL; A gambler named Yip Hon once lost US$ 2 million gambling. The casino offered him a Rolls-Royce if he could win back a million. Two days later he left with 3 million and the car.