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TIL Italy is the country with the highest variety of cheeses in the world, with over 2,500 traditional varieties

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8vY4 TIL a lawyer was trying to prove, in a murder trial, that someone shot themselves, accidentally. While the lawyer was reenacting it he accidentally shot himself and died. He proved his point and the defendant was acquitted.
xVJpB TIL Despite its Famous Cafe Culture, Italy does Not Have a Single Coffee Farm
X0A4R TIL that there's a toad species that smells like peanut butter
YpExd TIL about The Human Library, an international organization/movement started in 2000 and active in more than 80 countries where, instead of books you 'borrow' people. People with interesting and unique life stories volunteer to be the 'books' and share their experience and answer questions.
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