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TIL Norwegians pay half tax in November (compensating by pay more tax in other months), so everyone has more money for Christmas.

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5YaXp [TIL] you should not pee on a jellyfish sting because it might make worse. Instead you should gently try to remove the tentacles in salt water or gently scrape them off with something plastic like a credit card.
KKwa TIL that in 2008 Speedo, in collaboration with NASA, released a swimsuit so drag-resistant that it was banned from use in swimming competitions for giving swimmers using it too much of an advantage.
6EYEJ TIL Helicoprion is a genus of extinct shark whose fossil specimens reveal spirally arranged clusters of the individuals' teeth called "tooth whorls" that resemble our modern circular saw blades.The shark's blade, connected to cylindrical muscle tissue, would shred prey into small, bite-sized pieces.
OXg7 TIL a female serial killer named “Phantom of Heilbronn” was linked to 40 crimes, six of which were murders. In 2009 it was discovered that she didn’t exist and her DNA was simply contamination from the cotton swabs used at the crime scenes.
j6BNp TIL 31 out of the 46 US presidents served in the military