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TIL wasabi was originally eaten with sushi to kill bacteria and parasites in the fish. Now with better sanitary conditions it’s not needed and eaten just out of habit

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BrGy TIL that Axl Rose used to earn $8 an hour for smoking cigarettes, for a science experiment at California’s UCLA.
jNnan TIL Coconuts managed to migrate to the Caribbean by floating across the ocean
Wk9OB TIL that in Roman mythology Cupid shot Apollo with an arrow and he fell in love with this chick Daphne but she wasn't into it so she turned herself into a tree. Happy Valentine’s Day!
OoaX6 TIL in 2009, Libyan leader Gadaffi called for Switzerland to be dissolved and divided up between neighbouring countries after Swiss police arrested his son for beating up hotel staff. In 2010, he declared jihad on the country.
E1BGx TIL of the Swansea Devil. In the 1890's, two architects wanted the contract to rebuild a church. The loser later placed a carving across the street and prophesied, "My devil will see St Mary’s burnt to the ground". Swansea was heavily bombed in WWII, including the church, but the devil remained.