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TIL that a man’s dominant hand is the opposite side of his lower hanging testicle

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x6KMb TIL officially Vietnam does not have a paramount leader. Instead, power is shared with 4 people: the president, the prime minister, the chair of the National Assembly, and the general secretary of the Communist Party
KO9OG TIL that in 2001 a Hooter's restaurant held a sales contest offering the prize of a new Toyota (which was actually April Fools’ joke). When a waitress won, she was given a new toy “Yoda". She sued the restaurant alleging fraudulent misrepresentation and won enough money to buy a new car.
QNb9k TIL that when you shuffle a deck of cards it’s the first and last time that specific order of cards will ever appear
KO9jR TIL in 2014, the makers of Red Bull were sued by a man who found their slogan “Red Bull gives you wings” dishonest, as the drink has less caffeine than a regular cup of coffee, meaning it provided less of an energy boost. They had to reimburse American consumers who bought Red Bull from 2002-2014.
78AM7 TIL On 5 August 1888, 39-year-old Bertha Benz drove from Mannheim to Pforzheim with her sons Richard and Eugen, in a Model III, without telling her husband. This became the First ever cross-country automobile journey.