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TIL the only carbon negative country in the world is Bhutan. It sinks four million tonnes of CO2 per year.

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N76OM TIL about “pico y placa” or “peak and plate” which was started in Bogotá, Colombia. It’s a driving restriction policy aimed to mitigate traffic congestion. Only license plates with certain numbers can drive on pre-established days and during peak hours.
6Wd7 TIL when the invading Philip of Macedon sent this message to Sparta - “You are advised to submit without further delay, for if I bring my army into your land, I will destroy your farms, slay your people, and raze your city”, they sent back a one word reply - “If”
b9Bk9 TIL Bobby Fischer never saw the film bearing his name and strongly complained that it was an invasion of his privacy by using his name without his permission. Fischer never received any compensation from the film, calling it "a monumental swindle".
5DxB TIL of Obsidian. A volcanic glass so sharp, many surgeons prefer obsidian to surgical steel
696Em TIL the planet Neptune isn't deep blue, and looks closer in color to Uranus; the correct shades of the planets have been confirmed in a study published in September 2023