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TIL that there is no such thing as standing in line in Chinese culture. Chinese simply push and jostle to the front, to the chagrin of non-Chinese.

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Axgd TIL that sailors wore gold ear-rings because the value was enough to bury you in a foreign country.
9wZeD TIL that rabbits can actually swim and their ears go into 'swim mode'
KYEl4 TIL: Hexane, made from crude oil, is used to extract oil from vegetables.