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TIL China accounts for nearly half the world consumption of instant noodles at 44%

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4kvVa TIL: Dongfang Shou was a court jester, official, scholar, and fangshi (wizard/alchemist). He was known for being eccentric by frightening court dwarves, claiming to be Venus, keeping an acting/singing troupe and frequently switching from wise court official to a pranking buffoon the next.
PYYwV TIL tax payers in Minnesota were forced to pay over $500 million to build the Vikings' new stadium without even being able to vote on a referendum on whether or not they should even do so
M7jyB TIL that Dr. Seuss wrote a training film for the US military called “Our Job in Japan,” meant to train soldiers for the military occupation of the country. It was suppressed by Douglas MacArthur for being too sympathetic to the Japanese.
dD9gK TIL pizza rolls were created in the 1960s by a cook working for a Chinese food company searching for new uses for their egg roll machine. She tested several sandwich fillings, but pizza flavors tested best, causing her to say, "Pizza rolls are nothing but egg rolls with pizza crust and filling."
rR5bM TIL the infamous Great Seattle Fire of 1889 also killed 1 million rats, which completely eliminated the town's major rodent problem