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TIL seamen must keep a daily record of their work known as a Certificate of Continuous Discharge

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gGDy TIL that shops in Japan place orange balls of paint near the register as an anti-crime device. The staff throws the ball at the criminal, which explodes on impact and stains the criminal with distinctive orange paint for the police to easily identify.
PYWnG TIL Reporters Without Borders created a Minecraft server that hosts hundreds of censored articles from around the world for the entire world, even the most oppressed countries, to view
R5DMw TIL when polish pianst Arthur Rubinstein was asked to perform at the opening ceremony of the United Nations after world war 2, he noticed there was no polish delegation or polish flag in the hall. He then changed his program and opened with the polish national anthem.
yVjR8 TIL it is not safe to drink coyote pee
v1ZXx TIL about "refeeding syndrome". Where many WW2 prisoners suffering from starvation died after over eating after release at the end of the war.