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TIL in the 1880s-90s, the US Commission on Fisheries bred goldfish in Washington, DC, and Baltimore, and any locals who sent a request through a member of Congress would receive one, along with a glass globe to keep it in

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4kRbJ TIL Yakuza members have a ceremony called Sakazuki where they drink sake to pledge their loyalty. They perform a ritualistic penance called Yubitsume where they cut their pinky finger which is integral when it comes to holding katana
ADAk7 TIL The ancient Romans in Pompeii had "nearly perfect teeth" because of the lack of refined sugar in their Mediterranean diets.
Zp8rp TIL that the probable voice of the Wilhelm scream was Shelby Fredrick "Sheb" Wooley, the singer of the famous novelty song "The Purple People Eater".
lXK1 TIL A 2008 study found that fast food hamburgers were made up of only 12% meat. The rest was water weight, bone, cartilage, plant matter, and parasites.
5bN9 TIL there is a light bulb in California that has been almost continuously burning since 1901, and has been cited as evidence of planned obsolescence in modern technology.