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TIL a significant part of the local economy of Kinmen County is making high quality chef's knives from the over 1 million artillery shells fired on the island in the 1950s. Shells filled with propaganda leaflets instead of explosives landed whole, leaving tons of high quality steel lying around.

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ZpwgD TIL there is an Iraqi bellydance called Kawliya which involves flipping the hair and rolling the head in a manner reminiscent of a heavy metal fan at a concert. Kawliya used to be considered a disgraceful dance but is now very popular with Iraqi women who like to dance this way at social events...
W7x8d TIL the world's oldest beer recipe dates back to ancient Sumeria and called for barley, honey, and bread. Beer was a staple drink in ancient Sumeria and the recipe was inscribed on a clay tablet. The Sumerians believed beer was a gift from the gods and had a goddess of beer named Ninkasi.
LkRmd TIL Coca-Cola in the Maldives is made from seawater
R7YM1 TIL of the "Battle of London Airport" in 1948, where the officers of the "Flying Squad" learnt of a plot to steal bullion from the airport by drugging the guards. In response they replaced the guards and pretended to be drugged, then awoke leading to a violent fight with all criminals being caught
b68P9 TIL the shrimp industry removes the eyes of female shrimp to increase reproduction, calling it "eyestalk ablation."