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TIL Coconuts and coconut cultivation are so old, we don’t know where on Earth they originated

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Y798x TIL about tsukumogami, objects that have acquired a spirit. In Japanese folklore it is believe that when objects reach their 100th birthday they become alive and self-aware.
OrxY TIL Dave Mustaine of Megadeth chose to pursue a career in heavy metal as revenge against his brother-in-law who punched him in the face for listening to Judas Priest’s album “Sad Wings of Destiny.”
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lo4WB TIL that for a time lots of navy ships and other military véhicule where painted in pink for better camouflage during dusk and dawn. The idea came from Lord Mountbatten after he saw a ship repainted in pink (the only colour available at the harbour) disappear in the sunset