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TIL of Aphantasia, a condition where a person is unable to picture things in their mind

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8LDZ TIL that in order to combat the negative images of Chinese tourists abroad, people are willing to pay hundreds of dollars for Western etiquette classes
X0L76 TIL The Pokémon Snorlax was designed as a caricature of Game Freak programmer Kōji Nishino, who is known for having a large appetite. Nishino is nicknamed "Kirby" after the gluttonous video game character, which is reflected in Snorlax's original name (Kabigon).
kOn9g TIL The BBC were infamous for "wiping" tapes of their shows (fans of Doctor Who know this story very well). But it's even worse then you'd expect. It's estimated 60 to 70 percent of all BBC programming produced between the mid-1950s and mid-1970s was deleted.
nedN7 TIL despite their fearsome reputation, Spartan warriors were no more effective in battle than any other Greek solider, Sparta lost as many battles as it won, and Spartans' brutal training resembled indoctrination of child soldiers and not combat training.
8Z0V TIL that the Empire State Building only took a little over a year for its construction to complete (410 days — twelve days ahead of schedule).