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TIL McDonald's in India do not serve beef.

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x6lj5 TIL, The Japanese have been producing wood for 700 years without cutting down trees. In the 14th century, the extraordinary daisugi technique was born in Japan. Pruning as a rule of art that allows the tree to grow and germinate while using its wood, without ever cutting it down.
6ba7 TIL, former US president, Franklin Roosevelt, proposed a second Bill of Rights that assured US citizens such things like the right to a job with a living wage, adequate medical care, the right to a decent home, and the right to a good education.
Z87VB TIL that Portuguese soldiers used black swords in the Age of Discovery in order to not reflect the light and announce their presence on ships, avoiding also its rusting when used near salt water.
kJaVg TIL that Prime Minister Harold Holt, the Prime Minister who most likely drowned at sea in 1967, is commemorated by the Harold Holt Memorial Swimming Centre in the Melbourne suburb of Glen Iris.
RQJ1 TIL in Sami mythology it was believed that the northern lights were the blood of warriors who were fighting in valhalla.