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TIL In 1959 a Norwegian company delivered ice from Norway to Gabon by truck.

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v1dDK TIL of Krista and Tatiana Hogan, conjoined twins at the head. The twins “share senses of touch and taste, and can even control one another’s limbs.” They can also hear each other’s thoughts without having to speak and see through one another’s eyes.
XElRE TIL the dollar bill has been the same since 1929. The reason is that the government thinks no one would take the trouble of counterfeiting such a low denomination currency and hence it does not need the fancy updates or security features seen in the higher value currencies.
VBYE0 TIL more than 90% of cigarettes sold worldwide have a filter.These filters are typically made of a plastic called cellulose acetate, and are not biodegradable.
d8A87 TIL that metal stretchers used to transport dead/wounded citizens after WWII airraids in London were repurposed to be used as fences around apartment buildings. Some are still in use today.
7bDx TIL that corn (maize) is a human invention and does not exist in the wild.