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TIL the father and stepmother of Dee Dee Blanchard, the murdered mother of Gypsy Rose Blanchard would not pay for her funeral and flushed her ashes down the toilet

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DQBbg TIL the sumo wrestling ring (dohyou) is constructed by the ring ushers (yobidashi) before every tournament. They destroy the previous ring and the new one takes 3 days to build. One reason for reconstruction is that the rice straw bales might rot and cause the ring to crack.
P1Qgg TIL snapping your fingers creates a mini shock wave.
Qk46 TIL the Alaskan state flag was designed by a thirteen year old who had won a contest
xVXGB TIL Pollution from 1 container ship = 50 million cars. 15 ships = total global car emissions
W7jXY TIL that up until March 31st 1980 there were anti usury laws capping how high interest rates can go