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TIL that between 1928 and 1989 Eastman Kodak Company operated according to the International Fixed Calendar, that is drastically different from the Gregorian calendar

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xwxg TIL that every receipt at every store in Taiwan is a ticket for a government lottery with top prizes worth over 300,000 USD. It was introduced in 1951 to combat sales tax dodging by businesses.
xVAvk TIL there are Train Ferries, designed to carry railway vehicles. Some allow the trains to roll on and off directly.
vP6Y4 TIL the Temple of the Tooth of Kandy hosts a relic of the Buddha. The temple has sustained damage from two bombings, first in 1989 by a Sri Lankan militant organization who was intent on capturing the relic, and again in 1998 by a different Sri Lankan militant organization
VBRlp TIL that all indigenous languages in Bolivia are official, hence Bolivia lists 36 languages as having official national status.
BRLW TIL Mongol successfully invaded Russia in the winter