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TIL Singapore bought billions of cubic feet of sand from Cambodia because Cambodia needs money and Singapore needs land

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bm1a TIL Joseph Smith, founder of Mormonism, was convicted of fraud for glass-looking in 1826. He used one of the same seer stones that he used for glass-looking when he dictated the Book of Mormon.
EjYW TIL the guilty look dogs have isn’t because they know they did something wrong, rather they think you’re going to be or are mad at them.
GAXD4 TIL Dobro resonator guitars; with large metallic, sound plates, are much louder. All metal-body resonator guitars inspired Paul Simon's Going to Graceland line, "The Mississippi Delta was shining like a National guitar." David Gilmour's Dobro sold for a record (no pun intended) $112,500. in 1979.
jVZN TIL, among other health benefits, wasabi kills e-coli and other food born bacteria.
X0jAr TIL The Royal Canadian Mint’s International Minting division produces currency for about 80 countries.