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TIL Bob The Builder was altered for Japanese children so they wouldn’t confuse him for a Yakuza member

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MLJm TIL that, when the bible references a person putting their hand under someone else’s thigh when making an oath, they were actually cupping–and swearing on–their testicles. Evidently this custom is what led to the term “testify”, being derived from “testicles”.
xeyB TIL US men work on average a half hour longer then women per day
NX4kJ TIL that the highest point in the Netherlands is Mount Scenery, located in the Caribbean.
LQX4Q TIL Paris, Texas has its' own Eiffel Tower, which is wearing a red cowboy hat. It is a scale model, standing at 65 feet tall.
OoD6L TIL that the United Kingdom actually declared war on Japan nine hours before the the United States following the attack on Pearl harbour, partially due to Winston Churchill's promise to declare war "within the hour" of a Japanese attack on the United States.