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TIL Jasmine rice has a higher Glycemic Index than pure glucose

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BZQy TIL the largest Japanese character is called Taito, consists of 84 strokes and means “the appearance of a dragon in flight”.
1aPMd TIL the phrase "in the limelight" which refers to being the focus of attention comes from a 19th century device. Calcium oxide known as quicklime is heated in an intensely hot flame until it glows brightly. First as a surveying tool, it allowed for more accurate measurements.
PY16L TIL that "the Winchester – Shaun of the Dead" received 10,000 votes for a Lego project but Lego decided that "This is the first time we’ve felt that we should turn a LEGO CUUSOO idea down"
VxKG TIL that during Vietnam, the US would play a soundtrack listed as the ‘Ghost tape’. It would play funeral songs and voices supposedly from the dead warning the soldiers to surrender or suffer the same fate.
NX4jJ TIL the first domesticated cattle were in Iran 10,000 years ago, and most cattle today are descendants of only 80 cows.