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TIL that "Song 2" by Blur was intended to be a parody of grunge culture, but was unironically accepted by the very culture it was parodying

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4X4BR TIL that Poles (Polish people) once held the strong belief that they were the descendants of an old Iranian tribe
eVn TIL that Kodak invented the first digital camera, then went bankrupt because they didn’t convert to digital
WkkVB TIL historical literary evidence claims that Indian people were far more broad minded than untill 18th century as they use to see homosexual dimensions of human life like other universal diversities, it is also written in rigveda that "what seems unnatural is also natural.
7M6L TIL that Kenny G is extremely popular in China, and that his “Going Home” is used countrywide in malls, libraries and parks to let residents know it’s time to leave.
gavy TIL it is illegal for employers to have a “no-beard” policy unless it affects your job-related tasks