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TIL that a few hundred years back, women in Turkey could legally divorce their husbands if he didn’t provide them with enough coffee.

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l7Kn1 TIL that the saliva of Komodo dragons often contains blood because their teeth are almost entirely covered by gum tissue, which frequently tears during feeding
ADJjx Today i learned about the Diolkos, the paved road that ancient Corinthians sued to transport ships across Greece from 600BC to 100 AD
J1LJB TIL the US government utilized weather warfare during Vietnam
4kyg5 TIL when David Lynch was asked by fans for clues or answers regarding one of his films, he'd typically refuse; however when fans in France asked him for clues to help them decipher Mulholland Drive (2001), he gave them 10. "I thought the clues were only going to exist in France & then..the internet"
KYWDJ TIL Samsung has its own South Korean professional baseball team called the Samsung Lions