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TIL that in Japan, fake food (called sampuru from the English “sample”) is a multi-billion yen industry. The replicas, which are made of plastic and typically cost 10 or 20 times the amount of the food they imitate, are mostly handmade by trained artists in an almost century-old tradition.

Eg8bX TIL that the phrase Under Pressure comes from “peine forte et dure”, a 13th century practice that entailed pressing an accused with heavy weights until they agreed to enter a plea. At the time, rather than plead guilty or innocent to charges you could stand mute in the face of accusations
QJ44p TIL one of the most lethal toxins on earth is Botulinum. One gram of it could kill more than a million people. The toxin is also used commercially in cosmetics to reduce wrinkles and appear younger (Botox)
1ajx4 TIL In the popular American animated television series "Dexter's Laboratory", the lead character Dexter the genius boy was voiced by two Female voice artists : Christine Cavanaugh in seasons 1–3 and Candi Milo in seasons 3–4.
Bg65d TIL during the 2010 Commonwealth Games small monkeys roamed the Delhi streets and couldn't be removed because of religious reasons. So instead a larger species of monkey (The Colobinae) was brought in to scare away the smaller monkeys.
Aj8l TIL more people are executed for witchcraft in modern times than in previous centuries. In Tanzania alone 20,000 ‘witches’ have been brought to death in the past 20 years.