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TIL 95% of phones sold in Japan are completely waterproof.

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1anm7 TIL the majority of infections from swimming pools and hot tubs are caused by cryptosporidium, a diarrheal disease caused by microscopic parasites which are released (anally) into the water and then consumed (orally) by fellow swimmers. Hotel pools are the primary place of infection.
e0xrg TIL a Texas man shot an armadillo and the bullet ricocheted into his face
OowMY TIL that when Hans Zimmer recorded the Soundtrack for the Boxing Series, Premier Boxing Champions, he used the actual sound of guys hitting the bag or each other instead of traditional percussion
09YL TIL Sriracha sauce has never been advertised. The company prefers to let the sauce’s legend spread by word of mouth.
69mw TIL that people in Japan used to dye their teeth black