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TIL in Rwanda people go to milk bars to socialise and drink milk.

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09Bj TIL Roald Dahl’s original draft of “Charlie in the Chocolate Factory” featured 5 additional bratty kids, including one named “Herpes.”
9gw7 TIL after explosion of faulty engine LOT Polish Airlines pilots fought for control of burning aircraft for 30 minutes. They almost made it back to the airport. About 2 minutes from the runway the aircraft crashed into a forest. Last recorded crew message was “Good night! Goodbye! Bye, we’re dying!”
VjJk TIL indigenous peoples in Mexico and California use base-8 number systems because they count using the spaces between their fingers rather than the fingers themselves.
XEVa6 TIL South Korean President Park Chung Hee had good relations with Chinese President Chiang Kai-shek. Invited by Chiang, Park Chung-hee visited Taiwan in the 1960s. Many high-school students were mobilized to welcome him wherever he went just to boost his ego
epj5b TIL Article I, Section 9, Clause 5 of the US Constitution makes export tariffs illegal.