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TIL that instant noodles were invented in response to the mass starvation in Japan following WW2

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ZpkpY TIL that according to legend, St. Odran of Iona was buried alive, with his consent, on the Scottish island of Iona in 563. They then built a chapel above him.
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ADMel TIL That there is a building in Dallas that has a elevator conference room. If you need to have a meeting you just call it up to your floor.
jZKE TIL the shortest commercial flight is between two islands in Scotland and can take as little as 47 seconds.
QPoe TIL the Paraguayan War (1864-70) was proportionally the most devastating war in modern history; it left Paraguay with less than 15% of its prewar population and with a 1:4 male to female ratio!