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TIL you don’t need a drivers license to compete in NASCAR.
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TIL Bourbon vanilla refers to vanilla beans from the Bourbon Islands (including Madagascar) and has nothing to do with whether or not the extract contains bourbon (as opposed to vodka or another spirit)
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TIL that after the Taliban blew up two giant 4th-century Buddha statues, a network of caves were discovered which held ancient Buddhist paintings and another giant Buddha statue. This previously undiscovered statue was 62 ft tall, bigger than the two that were destroyed.
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TIL that Indiana Jones has changed the image of archaeology. Before ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ (1981), people imagined an archaeologist as a weak, older person who needs rescuing. Now the stereotype is a male Ivy League professor/adventurer with a bullwhip.
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TIL that all gift cards in Australia are now valid for 3 years from 'activation' or purchase, regardless of when they were bought and regardless of what it says on the card.
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TIL that penguins propose to their mate during the courtship stage.