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TIL About Nüshu: China’s secret female-only language

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7y8L TIL of a Chinese traffic jam that lasted 10 days, with some individual drivers taking up to 5 days to get out. This took so long that a small micro economy developed on the highway
5BLp TIL in 2009 Amazon sold diapers at a 100m loss to scare Diapers.com into selling them their business or face being ran into the ground
b9yw7 TIL that butterflies and bees need salt to survive, so they sometimes drink the tears of crocodilians such as caimans and other animals in regions where the mineral is scarce.
4BoR TIL that Trader Joes employees will open and let you sample anything in their store if asked, including alcoholic beverages if allowed by law…
lrAA TIL That Tailgating is the Primary Cause of Traffic Jams