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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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WkNpN TIL about Adrian Carton de Wiart, a British soldier. He fought in 3 wars and was shot in the head, face, stomach, ankle, leg, hip, and ear, survived 2 plane crashes, escaped a POW camp and tore off his own fingers when a doctor refused to amputate them. He lived to be 83.
0wZ7p TIL of the Vandals, a large East Germanic tribe originating from Poland and who, fleeing from the Huns, gradually migrated to Roman territories during the fifth century. They conquered Spain and most of Northern Africa and eventually sacked and looted Rome. The word "vandalism" is named after them.
dwld TIL - The CIA Has Officially Admitted To Overthrowing Seven Foreign Governments : Guatemala 54’ - Congo 60’ - Dominican Republic 61’ - S.Vietnam 63’ - Brazil 64’ - Chile 73’
KOgN6 TIL That Bloodhounds ears help them smell better. They act as a sort of "dust broom," dragging on the ground and trapping scents in their big ears and the folds of their skin.
DkRg TIL Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling is the first billionaire to fall off the Forbes billionaire list because of charitable giving: “You have a moral responsibility when you’ve been given far more than you need, to do wise things with it and give intelligently.”