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TIL Australia has 10,685 beaches. You could visit a new beach everyday for 29 years.

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BxK TIL The Equal Rights Amendment (designed to guarantee equal rights for women) was initially proposed by 2 Republicans and was a constant party platform of the Republican Party for 40 years – but failed to be adopted.
oRrNY TIL Tom Cruise is not allowed to own a Bugatti due to his inability to open the car door while he was on the red carpet in 2006.
0wPVL TIL People who use many emojis in online dating profiles are perceived as less intelligent
kVwE TIL Tic Tacs are labeled as having zero sugar in the USA despite the fact that sugar is the first ingredient. FDA requirements allow for sugar per serving to be listed as 0 for amounts less than 0.5g and since a single tic tac weighs less than 0.5g, it can be labeled as containing 0 sugar.
BrPQL TIL that modern tank guns are not rifled; they are smoothbore like a musket. Instead of firing shells, they fire an armor-piercing dart made of depleted uranium or tungsten, which is held in the center of the barrel by a discarding sabot.