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TIL It sometimes snows in the Sahara Desert; even as recently as January 2022

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wLEk8 TIL in 2004 215 restaurants in the Chinese province of Guizhou were closed after being charged with lacing their food with opium to make customers addicted. In 2016, 35 restaurants in the entire country were found doing the same thing.
Lkmr TIL that Guilin Merryland Resort, a theme park in China, offers half-off admission to women who wear skirts that are 15 inches or shorter.
OooD6 TIL Brazilian footballer Carlos Kaiser staged his whole career for 24 years: he could barely kick a ball. In the first training session with every new team, the con man usually suffered a "muscle injury" that would keep him out for an indefinite period.
nWapG TIL The world’s oldest wooden wheel has been around for more than 5,000 years. It was found in 2002, approximately 12 miles south of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, and is now housed in the city’s museum.
x6rGo TIL about Cathay Williams, the first African-American woman to serve in the United States military. She joined in 1866 under a male pseudonym of William Cathay.