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TIL that the USA was one of only 7 countries to vote against the setting up of the International Criminal Court, along with China, Iraq, Israel, Libya, Qatar, and Yemen

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EBAo TIL there is a “white man” café in Tokyo, where Japanese ladies ring a bell to summon tuxedo-wearing caucasians who respond with “yes, princess?” and serve them cake
loaDa TIL about the saffron crocus flower that is used to make the most valuable spice in the world (by weight)-- saffron. It can take 50,000–75,000 plants to produce 1 pound of saffron.
ADDwg TIL that a psychiatric study done on survivors of the WWII London bombings shows that while people that barely survived suffered shock and trauma, people farther away felt a "feeling of excitement with a flavor of invulnerability".
78gxL TIL of Jacco Macacco, a ~5kg ape of unknown species, who, after attacking his sailor-mates over some milk, went on to become Britain's most famous pit-fighting monkey, defeating 14 dogs in a row. His gory death, in his fight with the famous bitch Puss, led MPs introduce animal cruelty legislation
E1WWo TIL about Milan's Vertical forest residencial towers