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TIL that Costa Rica does not have traditional street addresses, but instead use distances from landmarks to guide taxis, guests, mail etc.

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kOWw1 TIL that Kinder Surprise eggs are illegal to import into the USA
nejvb TIL that tongue twister 'she sells seashells by the seashore' is about a real girl named Mary Anning. She also happened to be one of the very first people to discover a massive dinosaur fossil, which she did at age 12 while looking for seashells to sell by the seashore.
VGyZ TIL During Islam’s Golden Age, scientists were paid the equivalent of what pro athletes are paid today.