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TIL in 2006 Turkmenistan leader cancelled pensions to a third of pensioners saying payments were inflated. The same leader who reportedly banned gold teeth, smoking, video games, recorded music, lip-syncing, makeup on newscasters, owning more than one cat/dog, young men from growing beards/long hair

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MeAB0 TIL the cost of a Bugatti Veyron's oil change is between $20,000 to $25,000 & the cost of tires is around $38,000
XEpgk TIL: Birds have a poor sense of smell so handling a young bird does not cause its parents to abandon it. If you move it, make sure you leave it within hearing distance of where it was found.
0L71 TIL Costa Rica is the only country in the world whose constitution forbids having a national army. The previous army was disbanded in 1949 after victory in the civil war.
NXQrJ TIL that when Pope John Paul II was about to visit Britain in 1982, the Falklands War between Argentina and the UK began. To avoid the impression that the Catholic Church favored one side over the other, the Vatican quickly scheduled a papal visit to Argentina before the already scheduled UK trip.
1b6d TIL that the U.S. has 3.1% of the world’s children, but consumes 40% of the world’s toys.