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TIL in Taiwan there is a superstition that requires a bag of a specific puffed corn snack (乖乖) on or near electronics to keep them working correctly, and that even semiconductor giant TSMC abides

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696xZ TIL The Kailasa Temple(sculpted from a single rock) in India is notable for its vertical excavation. Contrary to many other ancient rock structures, this temple complex was built from top to bottom rather than bottom to top.
wokKW TIL there's such a thing as a raccoon dog
8eeZG TIL: Within hours of being transferred to a new prison, infamous fugitive, FBI informant, and Boston Irish mob boss Whitey Bulger was murdered by a group of several inmates.
0d8eL TIL that since its discovery Pluto has not made a full orbit around the sun, and still has 150 years until it does
LkPbd TIL: During the first crusade, ~700 crusader knights routed an army of ~12000 with a head on charge. The Seljuq army, not expecting such an attack, tried to deploy with moderate success. But mass panic eventually led to a route.