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TIL The argan tree grows only in Morocco

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R7OZQ TIL Breeder reactors are a type of nuclear reactor which produce more fissile materials than they consume. They are designed to extend the nuclear fuel supply for the generation of electricity, The concerns about nuclear weapons proliferation have been one large impediment to creating breeders.
9m5Q TIL that only 12 species of plants provide ¾ of the world’s food.
m4go TIL King Charles VI of France really believed he was made out of glass.
QJyv9 TIL That in order to circumvent a ban on shorts, Swedish male train drivers have started wearing skirts to work.
VM0jZ TIL that Joko Widodo, the current president of Indonesia, is such a big heavy metal fan that the Danish prime minister gave him Metallica's Master of Puppets box set as a diplomatic gift. The box set was signed by Metallica's drummer, Lars Ulrich.