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TIL that it’s still illegal to this day to drink alcohol in Saudi Arabia and people who are caught can be imprisoned and sometimes flogged.

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yVx8 TIL That the all of the water in Great Basin, which covers a large portion of the western US, never flows out.
M7L60 TIL about the Ghost Camaro, a 1979 Chevrolet Camaro driven in combat by Danish Special Forces officer Helge Meyer during the Bosnian War. The black Ghost Camaro was stealthily driven at night to deliver humanitarian supplies to civilians, going where white U.N. supply vehicles couldn’t safely go.
ADrkn TIL - New Hampshire is the only state in the US where drivers over the age of 18 aren't required to wear a seat belt.
b9mKj TIL that the R rated Machete series of movies is a Spy Kids spin off.
nWD1P TIL that the Fleury-devant-Douaumont town in France remains unoccupied with a population of 0, after being destroyed by the Germans and French in the Battle of Verdun during WW1, where they captured and recaptured it 16 times.