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TIL a Mississippi driver's license does not require a driving test just a written exam.

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5YnyP TIL Five countries all in Asia are responsible for 60% of all the junk in our oceans
67kQ TIL when a bee dies near the hive, “undertaker bees” will carry its desiccated body at least 150 ft. away
p8grp TIL the speed and direction of your computer mouse is measured in a unit called the Mickey, which is equal to the smallest movement your cursor can make on a computer screen
Do9e TIL Ocean thermal energy conversion, a technology invented at the end 19th century, has the potential to satisfy twice the global electricity demand without affecting the temperature of the ocean or the world’s environment.
VBRxD TIL that while there are numerous instances of feral children being found living in close proximity to animals, there are no eyewitness accounts of animals feeding human children. They are kept alive by human caregivers, being abused and neglected