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TIL that Elvis Presley's song Jailhouse Rock is ONE of SimFarm's BGM.

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R7V46 TIL The Japanese repair broken pottery with gold lacquer to highlight imperfections. The process is called Kintsugi. The art of Kintsugi teaches that broken objects are not something to hide but to display with pride.
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