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TIL the harsh conditions of the remote town of Barrow, Alaska makes import very expensive, with half a watermelon costing $36 in grocery stores.

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VMZEG TIL the term "Caucasian" was first used for skull traits, not skin color. Caucasian populations were thus not exclusively "white," but ranged in complexion from white-skinned to dark brown.
8BRK TIL the Hungarian national anthem, “Himnusz,” is an 8 verse lament about the sadness, despair, lost wars, corpses, and destroyed cities suffered by the Hungarian people because of their sinfulness.
RE1 TIL YouTube acknowledges the first rickroll as an important event in its history
P1gaJ TIL that the guy who invented the sewing machine had 26 kids with two wives and three mistresses. After he was arrested for bigamy, he fled to England. When he died, his family split his $13M fortune, except for his son William who testified against him in his divorce. William inherited $500.
XgwP TIL after 2 US officers were killed while trying to cut down a tree in the DMZ, the US and South Korea sent 813 soldiers, 27 helicopters and nuclear-capable bombers to the DMZ to supervise the cutting down of the tree. North Korean soldiers watched in silence as the tree was cut down in 42 minutes.