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TIL There's a restaurant in Hong Kong that makes noodles by bouncing on bamboo like a seesaw

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Y7VvG TIL the moon pose (facing one's backside to the judges & bending over from a standing position) is the only banned pose in bodybuilding. When it was still allowed, bodybuilders who performed it were labeled as homosexuals & the public accused them of trying to entice the judges which led to the ban.
J9j TIL Andy Griffith (RIP) did more SEASONS of Matlock than the Andy Griffith Show.
gMpl7 TIL One particular alley in New York City serves as the movie shoot location for almost all alley scenes filmed in the city. This is because, contrary to popular conception, there are not many alleys in NYC.
Zpk9Q TIL that the largest embassy in the world is the U.S embassy in Iraq. It cost $750 million to build and is larger than the Vatican City.
9MKD TIL the 1976 Olympics were a financial disaster for Montreal, as the city faced debts for 30 years after the Games had finished. It was only in December 2006 that the Olympic Stadium’s costs were finally paid in full.