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TIL Vatican City has the lowest age of consent (12) in Europe.

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GYnvQ TIL that the United States has only been at conflict-free for 43 of its 241 years of age, meaning only 17.8% of its existence have been truly peaceful.
NXYdP TIL about hobby horsing, a "sport" where you get to run and jump on a stick horse.
R5P11 TIL about Qanats, which is a water supply system that was developed in ancient Iran for the purpose of transporting usable water to the surface from an aquifer or a well through an underground aqueduct. Proving crucial to water supply in areas with hot and dry climates.
XbgR TIL a single sperm contains 37.5 MB of information. That means the “average” male ejaculation contains 15.8 TB of information.
LQlMZ TIL Willard Scott, long time NBC figure, lost his gig as Bozo the Clown, then went on to create and be the original Ronald McDonald that we recognize today.