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TIL in Iran, opium is cheaper than beer.

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1O14 TIL a whale known as “the world’s loneliest whale” is the only one known to produce “songs” at 52Hz. Although the sonic signature is that of a whale, the frequency is unique in no other whale uses it to answer back. His songs were first detected in 1992. A 50-day search for him will start this Fall.
Z8koo TIL that Will Rogers World Airport, in Oklahoma City, is the only airport in the world to use the word "World" in its name - despite not having any international flights
gM9WL TIL That Akira Toriyama, author of Dragon Ball, received a lot of fan mail that his art was "Too Square". Just to piss of those fans, he inserted as many squares as possible in subsequent chapters
oBZp7 TIL Chuck E. Cheese's offers "Sensory Sensitive Sundays" for children with Autism and other special needs
OoOj4 TIL that a device called a 'Teasmade' was popular in the 60s and 70s in the UK, an alarm clock which also made tea, ensuring it was ready upon waking up.