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68Xw TIL that “Fancy” ketchup refers to its specific gravity
kjwg TIL that Iran is the only country in the world that allows citizens to trade kidneys for money via a regulated marketplace. There is no waiting list for transplant patients. Citizens are even exempted from military service if they donate as the gvt. contends they have already served their country.
neKYY TIL that in 1864, two ships were wrecked on the Auckland Islands at the same time and neither group were aware of the other. One group rescued themselves by sailing to New Zealand in a homemade ship; all five survived. The other group was rescued by a passing ship and only 3 out of 25 survived.
YpXWB TIL that Grant and Tory from the Mythbusters' B-team are only three years younger than Adam Savage.
JYjOV TIL that some black bears are born white and are called Spirit Bears. They are not albino or polar bears.