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TIL In 1999, Norway granted refuge to a U.S. drug smuggler because the Supreme Court declared that U.S. prisons do not meet “minimum humanitarian standards.”

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epnP5 TIL White and Orange/Yellow Cheddar are the same cheese, except one uses colouring
xw85 TIL that Elon Musk wanted the first three Tesla models to spell S-E-X but settled with “S3X” since Ford owns the trademark to “Model E”. After the Model Y is released, the four models will spell “S3XY”.
kJdEE TIL: The Brazen Head was a legendary Bronze automatron in the late medieval period that is said to be magical and mechanical. It is able to answer any question correctly, but only with yes or no. The 2nd oldest pub in Ireland was also named the Brazen Head in 1198
yVxDv Til an Italian construction company (Pizzarotti) helped build America's own leaning tower of seaport
QJE0L TIL the longest surgery to date was a 96-hour marathon to remove a 300-lb ovarian cyst from a 600-lb woman. Simply hacking it out would have killed her, so the surgeon gradually drained fluid from the cyst over the course of four days, shrinking it to 100 lb. and allowing for a successful removal.