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TIL of the Dragon tiger phoenix dish which contains snake, cat and chicken meat.

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kJ5VB TIL that American soldiers during WWII often mutilated the Japanese and took their body parts as “war trophies”, Franklin Roosevelt was even sent a gift of a Japanese soldier’s arm.
OGneY TIL: Australia claims ~5.9 million square kilometres of Antarctica (about 42%)
N7d98 TIL that the tensile strength of plated bamboo cables is as strong as or stronger than a steel cable of the same size. Hemp rope loses 20% of its strength when wet while bamboo cables increase in strength by as much as 20% when wet.
bJJN TIL in 1971, a woman petitioned a Judge for permission to sterilize her “somewhat retarded” daughter. Without a hearing, evidence, or representation for the daughter, the judge granted permission. The daughter later tried to sue the judge, but the Supreme Court voted 5-3 to grant the judge immunity.
vvo8 TIL there is a company that makes packets of just marshmallows to pour on top of your Lucky Charms because “most cereal makers skimp on their marshmallows.”