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TIL the Washington Monument contains a piece of the Parthenon, sent by Greece as a memorial stone during the Monument's construction.

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wo8gE TIL Between 2011 and 2020 the second most common cause of death in aviation crashes was suicide by pilot. A majority of these cases were small planes only occupied by the pilot.
R7NRQ TIL in 2008, the Netherlands voted "Swaffelen" as their word of the year. It means to repeatedly smack one's (usually either flaccid or semi-erect) penis against someone or something.
PY1JE TIL that the human body produces about 1 to 1.5 liters of snot every day
Gd61 TIL: In Cuba, a special permit is required to use the Internet and all e-mails are intricately monitored. Cuba has been listed as an “Internet Enemy” by Reporters Without Borders since the list was created in 2006.
VMQjB TIL that the Dragon’s Breath, the world’s second hottest pepper, was developed for its essential oil having potential as a skin anaesthetic, and later cultivated by a breeder who had not planned to breed the chili for record heat, but rather was trying to grow an attractive pepper plant.