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TIL 80% of the world's vanilla is grown on a single island

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R5oM9 TIL the longest ski jump ever is more than a quarter of a kilometre (253.5 m / 832 ft)
7rWjZ TIL that Robert Liston -A pioneering Scottish surgeon- known as "the fastest knife in the West End" Amputated A leg in two and a half minutes, but in his enthusiasm the patient's testicles as well.
R5NV9 TIL that Kevin Spacey has had over 15 people accuse him of sexual misconduct, and 3 of those people died before they could testify or advance their case against him, which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it's happened three times
JjAV TIL that rats laugh when you tickle them.
p88OQ Can you park a horse in New York City? That is to say, simply, can a person riding a horse in the city stop, dismount, tie up their horse, and go run an errand? The answer is more complicated than we thought, leading to more questions. First question being, how hard is it to find out whether something is illegal or not? Answer: without paying an attorney, it's a pain in the ass.