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

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5V11P TIL that male camels have a large organ in their throats (called “Dulla”), an inflatable sac they extrude from their mouths when in rut, to assert dominance and attract females. It resembles a long, swollen, pink tongue hanging out of the side of the mouth.
Eg9nP TIL: Slaves made up 65% of South Carolina's population in 1720.
Q8Q6 TIL 2 identical twins died from virtually the same accident two hours apart, 1 mile away
gMd74 TIL that in 2017, a United Nations official investigating poverty in the United States, stated that Alabama had the worst poverty in the entire developed world.
Bg4nL TIL when exposed to chilly weather, tall structures like towers and skyscrapers can shrink down several inches, but when things heat up they extend back to their full size.