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TIL that former CEO of Nissan Carlos Ghosn, who is currently accused of major financial crimes, escaped from Japan by being stuffed into an audio equipment box to evade airport security

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8elYV TIL that chronic consumption of black licorice is associated with an increase in blood pressure which may cause irregular heart rhythm, increased blood pressure, and even death in extreme cases
R5wja TIL Trois Pistoles, Quebec, a town of 3000 has been a popular place for anglophones to learn French since 1932. In recent years the number of hosts have declined, as they were only paid $12-15 per day for room and $10 -$15 to feed a student each day
1aZaX TIL Dutch female resistance girls executed Nazis after seducing them in bars
awvyA TIL that sitting opposite the well known 7 deadly sins are 7 cardinal virtues including: prudence, justice, temperance, courage, faith, hope, and charity
RZMa TIL that when Montenegro became independent from Yugoslavia, its internet domain name went from .yu to .me