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TIL: “Kemosabe” means Idiot in Apache

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8axPa TIL a man off the coast of South Africa got swallowed and then spat out again by a whale. And lives to tell
KGGJ TIL there is a community in Canada that has achieved 97% of their heating through solar power.
LMVv TIL Switzerland has a functioning system of direct democracy, and it’s the only one the world.
P1Lre TIL that Jasmine, a flower originating in the India, is one of the most coveted ingredients in perfumery. A kilogram of jasmine oil can cost $5,000. But to get that small amount of oil, harvesters need to handpick over 5,000 jasmine buds, making it one of the most expensive oils in the world.
kKK4 TIL that Charles Bronson’s family was so poor that at one time he had to wear his sister’s dress to school for lack of clothing.