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TIL that the Danube begins in the Black Forest and ends in the Black Sea.

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j6J4E TIL in the tiny African kingdom of Lesotho, a local style of accordion folk music known as Famo has sprung a fierce bloody gang war which has contributed to its high homicide rate. Little-known to the outside world, scores of musicians and hundreds of DJs, fans, family members etc. have been slain.
Y8N7 TIL in Russia many doctors “treat” alcoholism by surgically implanting a small capsule into their patients. The capsules react so severely with alcohol that once the patient touches a single drop, they instantly acquire an excruciating illness of similar intensity to acute heroin withdrawal
DQPpe TIL Ethan Zuckerman, the man who created pop-up ads, has said sorry to the world for inventing one of the most detested forms of online advertising.
GAD0N TIL: Despite being shown rolling in Western Films and in Desert Scenes, Tumbleweed is native to Russia and is an highly invasive species in the United States.
rJN0 TIL that while filming The Wizard of Oz, the actor playing the Wizard noticed the label “L Frank Baum” in a ragged coat that had been purchased at a thrift shop for his role. The coat had been sewn for the author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and was presented to his widow upon the films completion.