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TIL that the Bangkok police used Hello Kitty armbands to shame officers for minor offenses

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GYvMG TIL after the Boston Tea Party, many Americans switched to drinking coffee during the Revolutionary War because drinking tea had become unpatriotic.
jmPj TIL that “Himalayan” salt is actually mined in the Punjabi foothills of Pakistan, about 160 mi away from the mountain range. Also the pink color is caused by iron oxide aka rust. So a more accurate name would be Punjabi rust salt.
yQDbM TIL A battery has been ringing a bell for 180 years and we don’t know what its made of
R564 TIL that the Lingerie Football League claims to have fired several current NFL replacement refs for gross incompetence
6w58 TIL one of the reasons Japanese culture is often seen as bizarre in the Western World is because Japan is only one of five countries to never be colonized by Europe.