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TIL that in 1865, 153 Welsh settlers sailed on the ship Mimosa to Argentina to found a Welsh-speaking colony in Patagonia.

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KOKLB TIL of Art-o-mat machines; specialised vending machines that dispense art, specifically the artwork of local artists. As of July 2018, there were over 100 machines around the world, and over 400 artists involved.
5aJn TIL that Mattel released an action figure of Stinkor, an anthropomorphic skunk supervillain of the He-Man universe, in 1985. Patchouli Oil was added to the molds to recreate the character’s unpleasant superpower. Toy collectors report the action figures continuing to reek after 30 years.
9wEoX TIL that octopus lead collaborative hunts with fish, and punish freeloading fish by punching them.
1an8O TIL that Monty Python’s Flying Circus was commissioned by David Attenborough, who was Director of Programs at BBC in 1969.
JYEPl TIL: More than half of yakuza are now over 50 and 10% are over 70 as a result of an ageing population and police crackdowns