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TIL that Peppa Pig is banned in China because it 'promotes gangster attitudes'

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VMXLZ TIL of the Welsh Christmas tradition, Mari Lwyd, in which a skeletal horse mounted on a pole visits your door singing poetry. You are then compelled to engage in a battle of rhymes and must best it or else you’ll have to let it inside and give it food.
XEAPD TIL that John Gotti had John Favara abducted, murdered and his body dissolved in acid because Favara accidentally hit and killed Gotti’s 12 year old son Frank in 1980. Frank Gotti was riding his motorbike in the neighborhood when he darted in front of Favara’s car and was run over.
GAVwQ TIL in the early 1900s, lead arsenate was the most widely used pesticide in the U.S. The USDA recommended it broadly and millions of acres were sprayed with it across the country to protect crops.
R70Jw TIL: In the Viking period, Ulfberht swords were made of crucible (very pure) steel all the way from India. The exceptional quality of this steel made them so valuable that forgers faked the name Ulfberht on lower-quality swords, the equivalent of a fake designer logo.
VM1NG Tajikistan's Lake Sarez is stunning. But some experts say it's a ticking time bomb.