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TIL In South Dakota, you can get a driver’s permit at age 14 with parental consent. Once you turn 16, you can get your license.

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M7rM8 TIL The male orgasm is a 3 stage process involves 3 glands & the testicles. Seminal Fluid is alkaline. Prior to ejaculation 1-2 drops of a clear liquid is secreted by the bulbourethral glands & neutralizes the acidity of the urethra. Then the milky prostate secretion without sperm, then the payload.
xPwb TIL A species of snail with a metallic armour of iron has been discovered living on the bases of a hydrothermal vent field in the Indian Ocean. Only living creature to have ax exoskeleton re-enforced with metal.
D1BQg TIL that Die Hard is based on a book called "Nothing Lasts Forever" by Roderick Thorpe and that Die Hard 2 is based on a book called "58 Minutes" by Walter Wager. Despite the films being directly related, neither book is connected. They were written by two different authors, almost a decade apart.
Xp5P TIL that there’s a school that allows students to do whatever they want. No curriculum. No tests or HW. No classes unless requested. 82% of these students get accepted to college, as opposed to the 63% national public school average.
VMleZ TIL White Castle became popular because of public reaction to Upton Sinclair’s “The Jungle”. To make sure that customers thought their food was clean, the buildings were painted completely white, the interiors were made of stainless steel, and the employees all wore spotless uniforms