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TIL that Japan has a bridge that looks like a roller coaster. It's called the Eshima Ohashi Bridge.

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x6Xjw TIL In 16th - 17th century Europe and America, the concept of 'bundling' was widely used. This process allowed courting couples to share a bed, fully clothed with a 'bundling board' to separate them. This allowed a pair to talk and get to know each other in the safe confines of the girl's house.
OGaeR TIL that the Heinz Co. (yes, the ketchup ppl) used to advertise pickles by literally wheeling a giant pickle jar around Pittsburgh in a horse-drawn carriage.
9dLB TIL during the Black Plague, it was thought that bad smells were the cause of the plague. “Plague Doctors” therefore wore masks with long beak-like noses stuffed with flowers or smoke to hide the smells.
M7Ow0 TIL there are only 3 places in the world which follow the GMT + XX:45 timezone: Nepal, Eucla in Australia, and Chatham Island in New Zealand.
0wKmy TIL that in 2017, a dead grasshopper was found in an 1889 Vincent van Gogh painting. A scientist discovered that the insect’s thorax and abdomen were missing and there was no sign of movement in the surrounding paint. So, it was already dead when it somehow landed on the artist’s wet canvas.