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TIL: Edible bird's nests are a rare delicacy enjoyed for 400 years in soups, etc. in Asia

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Ggwj TIL the BBC Concert Orchestra w/conductor Charles Hazlewood performed Tchaikovsky’s “1812” overture using nothing but junk yard scrap and it was impressive!
rNexe TIL about La Masia, FC Barcelona's youth academy. More than a 1,000 boys 6 to 8 tryout every year. It is widely credited as being the driving force behind FC Barcelona and the Spanish national team's huge success. Alumni include Guardiola, Xavi, Iniesta, Messi and most recently Lamine Yamal.
eXGL TIL scientists have traced the start of AIDS to 1908… Despite most people only becoming aware of it in the 1980’s
OoZXg TIL that feeding silkworm larvae mulberry leaves sprayed with fabric dye results in the dye being transported along the biochemical pathways of the silkworm to produce a colored cocoon and colored silk fibre.
x6BQo TIL that 35,000 tonnes of the steel in the Burj Khalifa was repurposed from the parliament building of the former state of East Germany.