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TIL that Self-marriage is legally recognized in Africa and there is also a religious ceremony for it

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p8RLp TIL: People in Tokyo stand on the left side of the escalator while in Kyoto & Osaka people stand on the right, for a reason that has never been definitively determined
KOwQQ TIL Korean has 7 speech levels,each with different verb endings & vocab., reflecting formality/politeness.The highest, used for talking to royalty, is archaic but still used in historical dramas.The hagache level is now rarer, mostly used in novels. Middle management/bureaucrats sometimes use haoche
nWwa7 TIL that axolotls, a salamander native to Mexico, can regenerate entire limbs, spinal cords, and even parts of their brains without scarring.
W7G0L TIL that the fourth movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 (better known as "Ode to Joy") has lyrics, based a poem by Friedrich Schiller, also titled "Ode to Joy" ("An de Freude").
VBg54 TIL: we only ever see one side of the moon due to synchronous rotation