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TIL American gas prices are less than half of Danish gas prices

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awVX9 TIL that amethyst was considered one of the five most precious gemstones, alongside diamond, ruby, sapphire, and emerald. When large deposits were found in Brazil, the value of amethyst plummeted, and today it is considered only semiprecious.
Yp9WB TIL: That Hitler was lazy and incompetent and that his government was a clown show
7r09O TIL Humans Can Smell Rain Better Than Sharks Smell Blood
J1ylB TIL that there is a Japanese fabric pattern called "Sayagata", a continuous pattern of diagonally interlaced swastikas.
d8grZ TIL The word "checkmate" is derived from the Persian shāh māt ("the king is helpless").