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TIL that while women and Saudi Arabia are allowed to fly a plane, they must be chauffeured to the airport because it is illegal for them to operate a motor vehicle

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p8Y9Z TIL that the rate of world population growth is now decreasing.
59yr TIL there are at least 67 different moons orbiting Jupiter, three of which could have potentially habitable environments
ZYDv TIL in May 2009, Leonardo DiCaprio, along with Kate Winslet and director James Cameron, publicly pledged to support the financial future of the last living Titanic survivor, Millvina Dean, after it was reported that she had been forced to sell her mementos to pay for nursing home bills.
Z85YQ TIL that it's actually illegal for companies like FedEx to ship "non-urgent" letters unless the customer pays at least six times the value of USPS postage.
7eRM TIL that potatoes produce fruits that look like small green tomatoes. Don’t eat them, because they contain the neurotoxin solanine.