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TIL many motorcycles in Brazil have a long antenna like rod on the front of their bike to catch kite lines that have glass attached to them.

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6907l TIL about the thick-tailed pygmy jerboa, a species of rodent found in China, Kazakhstan, and Mongolia. They have a head and body length of around 4.5-6 cm, are described as having a large head with small eyes, and live in permanent burrows with multiple passages that can extend for 3 m.
epMZD TIL That The Largest Bird Sculpture In The World Is In Kerala, India. The Sculpture Is Of The Mythical Jatayu In Hinduism, Who Was Slain Trying To Protect Sita Against The Demon King Of Lanka, Ravan.
rM0M TIL some people who think they have gluten intolerance might actually be reacting to a difference in the proteins in modern bread caused by quick rise and lack of fermentation of the grains used.
aw5EL TIL That the Government of Argentina secretly forced McDonalds to lower the price of the Big Mac after The Economist used the Big Max Index, an informal measure of Purchasing Power Parity, to show the government had falsified data.
0BRy TIL Thomas Paine proposed a “Citizen’s Dividend” upon the principle that the natural world is the common property of all persons so all citizens receive regular payments (dividends) from revenue raised by leasing or taxing the monopoly of valuable land and other natural resources…