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TIL that more countries drive on the right side of the road than the left.

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Zp7rQ TIL that the Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race is the longest certified running race. The race distance is the distance from the west to the east coast of the US, plus 11 marathons.
GG8N TIL It has been well argued that the sky is red and orange in Edvard Munch’s famous painting The Scream, because the eruption of the volcano Krakatoa in 1883, was so massive, that it disrupted the earth’s atmosphere. This caused the sky to turn blood red at sunset.
PY6nG TIL that due to the scarcity of food in their natural habitat, newborn wild Axolotls will resort to cannibalism and eat their siblings' limbs. The victims still have chances to survive though, since the Axolotl can regenerate not only limbs but major organs such as gills at any stage in its life.
ADlmB TIL that salt was so valuable during roman times, soldiers were partially paid in salt. Creating the term salary.
ep7bE TIL the U.S. Department of Defense spent $41.6 million on Viagra and $84.24 million total on drugs for erectile dysfunction in 2014. Less than 10% of prescriptions were for troops, the rest went to retirees or family members covered by military health plans.