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TIL The IMF estimates we subsidize big oil to the tune of $10 million per minute

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6EAAQ TIL 60 tonnes of ivory trade per year comes from mammoths frozen between 10,000 and 50,000 years ago.
V76G TIL North Korea has a larger population than Australia
6EAmX TIL a World War 2 German interrogator’s work is one of the most famous examples showing torture does not work. His method yielded an extremely high success rate and was based on kindness, empathy, and hospitality
690Jl TIL about Frise ailerons - ailerons that don't pivot at the edge but rather somewhere in the middle. This means that the aileron dips below the wing creating addition drag. This is considered desirable as it helps counter the induced yaw produced by the opposite aileron, making flight easier
Z81mR TIL that platypus can produce milk but they dont have teats; instead they concentrate their milk in their stomach and sweat the milk.