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TIL Uganda has the highest per capita consumption of banana in the world.

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4XGDg TIL that, despite being classified as an yellow star, the Sun is actually white when seen from space. I only appears yellow or orange from us here on Earth because of the atmosphere
pe9G TIL that there was a 15th century German knight who had an iron prosthetic arm and lived to the age of 82. His name, pronounced in English, was Guts.
VL1Z TIL SETI is the only organization in the world that publicly has a protocol set in place in the event a signal is received from extraterrestrial life.
69yQY TIL that Waffle House has a unique way of staging orders in their kitchens called the Magic Marker System that does not require a written order. This involves placing items like ketchup packets, napkins or tomato slices at specific locations on the plate to serve as a visual order for the cook.
Nv08 TIL that King Tut’s penis was mummified while erect