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TIL The world is running out of usable sand

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v1bjK TIL strikebreakers are used more frequently in the United States than in any other industrialized nation
lVya TIL In 1948, A man was found dead on a beach in Adelaide and the words “Taman Shud”, torn from a book, in a hidden pocket. The rest of the book was found in a nearby car, with a mysterious code on a page only visible under UV Light. The code and the identity of the man has never been solved
OMr7 TIL: The lineage of Kim Jong-Un’s mom would undermine the Kim dynasty’s pure bloodline, and her eldest who would have ruled tried to defect
Lk5D9 TIL an inhabitant of the island of Sark who feels wronged can throw his hat to the ground, take a knee, and recite the Lord's Prayer in Norman French and then say: "Haro, haro, haro! A mon aide mon Prince, on me fait tort!". The wrongdoer must stop immediately, while a complaint is made to court.
JY6kQ TIL In Ancient Thebes there was a fairly successful band of warriors consisting entirely of 150 gay couples. They were chosen based on the idea that “you fight better when trying to impress your lover”