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TIL the U.S. has a PvP zone
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TIL that by the time you're a year old, you've learned to ignore most distinctions among sounds that don't matter in your own language. That's why people who learn new languages later in life have special accents and cannot pronounce certain sounds.
Y6yd
TIL that most ‘wasabi’ sold outside Japan is really horseradish with green food coloring added. If it contains '5%’ wasabi plant, they can call it 'wasabi’. The part added is usually the leaf, which does not have the wasabi flavor at all.
adDy
TIL: Pokemon Gold and Silver which sold 23 million copies were developed by only 4 programmers.
JEDv
TIL Queen Elizabeth II was one of the first heads of state to send an e-mail. The year was 1976. Her user name was “HME2” or Her Majesty, Elizabeth II.
WBxB
TIL Texas spiny lizards have pushup contests for territory