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TIL that in Turkmenistan, car drivers are entitled to 120 Liters of free petrol a month

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a8eM TIL that there have been studies to find out just how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop. According to a Purdue study, its about 364.
YnNB TIL males produce 2 kinds of sperm - one that fertilizes the egg and one that defend the egg from other male sperm.
VMKbB TIL of Poe's Law: Without a clear indicator of the author's intent, it is impossible to create a parody of extreme views that can't be mistaken for a sincere expression of said extreme views.
8J4Z TIL that after Hitler ordered the deportation of Denmarks Jewish population, Danish citizens organized a massive evacuation of the Jews to neutral Sweden, despite the risks. In the end, 99% of Danish Jews survived the Holocaust.
KY94G TIL that the universe's largest diamond is found on the white dwarf BPM 37093, which core crystallized turning it mostly into a diamond. The diamond is 10 billion trillion trillion carats, which made scientists give it the nickname Lucy after the iconic Beatles song " Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds".