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TIL that Iranian government has more American PhD degree holder in ministerial/cabinet position than the United States government.

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P1pJ TIL that John Stewart is worth eighty million USD, thirty million more than Bill O'Reilly
4ko1X TIL that gasoline was commonly used for dry cleaning clothes in early 1900s American homes. It was also extremely dangerous, forcing the California State Fire Marshal to create a campy PSA video about it in 1941.
b9axE TIL of Rondo Hatton, voted 'Most Handsome' in high school but who later developed acromegaly, a disease that grotesquely altered his facial features. Falling into depression, he was spotted by a Hollywood director and offered a film role, which Hatton then parlayed into a long career in horror films
kJr87 TIL - There is a town in rural NSW Australia called, wait for it, Cumbooglecumbang
yVJXM TIL that the concept of "phantom vibration syndrome" is when someone believes their phone is vibrating due to a notification, but it actually isn't. Studies suggest that this phenomenon is related to our brain's adaptation to constantly being in touch with technology.