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TIL That Iran surpasses all Muslims countries in teaching evolution in its school curriculum.

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x6KQw TIL the Christmas character Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is still protected by copyright until 2034. He has the rare distinction of being an iconic Christmas character that is not in the public domain. This is why most Christmas art and decorations do not include him due to licensing fees.
J5mv TIL that Google CEO, Larry Page, has a health condition that is slowly removing his ability to speak.
6EoOm TIL On the Hawaiian island of Oahu, 31% of albatross pairs are same sex, 'lesbian' couples.
5YxxP TIL that in medieval times, there was a real fear that some people would kill holy men and women to sell off their body parts as relics. Guards even had had to watch over mortally ill holy men and women to prevent their body parts being sold soon as they died.
Wk5RN TIL Yamaha still use crossplane crankshafts in their I4 MotoGP engines due to a torque advantage at very high revs