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TIL taxi drivers in Cuba make 40 times more than doctors do

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woVwM TIL Dr. Strange was given a mask early in his history to try and increase his popularity by making him a more standard super hero
9xRm TIL Because Jupiter is so heavy and far away, that the Sun also orbits Jupiter. And Jupiter orbits a point outside of the sun itself. This is called the ‘Barycenter’.
4X0lR TIL of the Westall UFO encounter, which occurred on 6 April 1966 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, where more than 200 students and teachers saw a UFO in broad daylight.
mm7y TIL that Yubitsume is the Yakuza ritual of chopping off part of one’s pinky as either punishment or an apology. Reason: Amputation of the little finger makes a proper grip on a samurai sword impossible, weakening him in battle and forcing the person to be more reliant on his boss for protection.
v1o8 TIL There is a german beer that won the right in court to be called Fucking Hell. “…much to the irritation of the Austrian village of Fucking.”