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TIL clocks run from left to right because in the Northern hemisphere that's how sundials cast shadows (bonus: in an attempt to recover their cultural identity, Bolivians installed an anti-clockwise clock in their Congress building)

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XEbkr TIL Britain fought a war with the Ashanti tribe of West Africa because a British governor wanted to sit on a golden stool
69NNm TIL of Armand Gagné, a peasant boy who was adopted by Marie Antoinette. After her carriage almost ran over the 5-year-old, she became so delighted with his appearance that she took him with her. The boy did not want to go and wished to stay with his family but she forcibly adopted him anyway.
gapb TIL humans are killed for their organs in China. It’s not an urban legend, and it’s fairly well documented.
YpaXv TIL that there are Spider-Man comics (Spider-Man: Reign) where Mary Jane Watson has died from prolonged exposure to Peter's radioactive semen.
MryV TIL that prototype cars being road tested wear a white and black pattern camofluage vinyl in order to make it impossible for auto focus equipped cameras to focus on the car.