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TIL that Scrabble in Welsh language was not a popular game. A store in Wales was unable to sell a single copy for at least 2 years.

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aloL TIL: Fiji Water once ran an ad campaign stating “The label says Fiji because it’s not bottled in Cleveland”. The city of Cleaveland responded by testing both Fiji water and their own tap water. They found 6.3 micrograms of arsenic in Fiji water, and none in their own.
697jJ TIL Fifty-seven percent of Afghan women marry before 16 years of age, 29% are forced into marriage to settle tribal conflicts, 84% are illiterate, and the average woman gives birth to eight children. Afghan women also have the highest prevalence of self-immolation in the world.
OGyme TIL the sons of Bob Marley, Ziggy , Damian, and Stephen have won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album over ten times in the last 26 years
gdgL TIL that in 1985, 2 men broke into Fran Drescher’s home and one of them raped Fran and her friend and gunpoint while Fran’s husband was tied up and forced to watch the ordeal.
LQMpQ TIL with Scallops, only the abductor muscle is eaten by humans. The rest of the meat, which is edible, may contain a buildup of toxins, and is discarded at sea.