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TIL red Solo cups are a trendy, expensive item in the UK and Ireland due to US tv shows. (Irish friend is visiting and was amazed by how cheap they are here, so we bought her a 150pk to take home)

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7rYpO TIL that the original First Edition of Roald Dahl’s “Charlie & the Chocolate Factory” didn’t have Oompa Loompas, but an African pygmy tribe that he “rescued” from Africa.
J18jQ TIL about the Norway ''Oil Fund'', which was established in 1990 to invest the surplus revenues of the Norwegian petroleum sector. It currently has over $1,477 billion in assets.
OkPR TIL The nut that holds a helicopter’s main rotor in place is called the “Jesus nut”. The nut got its name because if it failed during the flight, the only thing left for the crew to do would be to “pray to Jesus”.
gMwN9 TIL about Issei Sagawa, a Japanese cannibal who murdered and ate a woman in 1981. He never served a proper sentence. In this article, Sagawa openly talks about his crime and urges to commit cannibalism again.
NvpM TIL that K2, with a 25% death rate, is more dangerous to climb than Mt. Everest, where only about 3% of climbers are killed.