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TIL that dueling is still technically legal in Texas, because mutual consent is a defense against assault.

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b6P60 TIL Taylor Swift has reached billionaire status and is one of the world's richest female musician
Y7mM7 TIL that the Virgin Boy Egg is a dish with a longstanding tradition in Dongyang, China, in which a vendor boils an egg in the urine of young boys, preferably under the age of ten. They are routinely eaten and are "widely accepted as a time-honored tradition"
Bg4Pd TIL that Koreans send funeral flowers to celebrities and politicians they don't like.
b9yeN TIL Hubei has the largest primary forests remaining in Central China and provides habitat for many rare animal species, such as the Chinese Giant Salamander, the Golden or Sichuan Snub-nosed Monkey, and the Asian Black Bear. From 1884 to 1889 more than 500 new species were recorded from the area
QJOvX TIL of "scent branding" and how businesses pump custom scents into their buildings. Nike's signature scent was reportedly inspired by the smell of a rubber basketball sneaker as it scrapes across the court and a soccer cleat in grass and dirt.