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TIL that Adobe Flash is discontinued everywhere - except for in China, where it is still used

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pj7G TIL that before the invention of postage stamps, the recipient of a letter or package had to pay the postage when they received it, effectively buying their incoming mail from the postal service
aweNM TIL The Chinese Paddlefish, One Of World's Largest Fish, Has Gone Extinct
b6lZ0 TIL of the Caprivi Strip. When the German colonialists wanted access to the oceans via the river, they bought the area from the British- who neglected to mention that the river would pass the Victoria Falls, the world’s largest waterfall, making the land completely useless. No refunds were offered.
PgYG TIL that a 456 pound man starved himself for a year and 17 days, only surviving off his own body fat, yeast, multivitamins and potassium supplements. After, he weighed just 180 pounds.
LkKa0 TIL during the early years of the Tour de France, guzzling alarming amounts of alcohol was the norm. Beer, wine, and brandy were considered safer to drink than water from questionable roadside wells or springs, and cyclists drank copiously.