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TIL "Obroni Waru is a term in Ghana which means "Dead White Man's Clothes", because of recycled clothing which is donated from overseas and unfortunately often ends up in local landfills.

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p86L8 TIL that Emilia Clarke performed the funky chicken and robot dances at her Game of Thrones audition.
9YL8B TIL Canada has a polar bear jail for disorderly polar bears
Lr1r TIL The Japanese Army used 3,500 tons of snow to create a Star Wars mural
BmLk TIL: Jacques Cousteau described the oceanic whitetip as “the most dangerous of all sharks.” The oceanic whitetip is suspected to be responsible for many fatal shark bites on humans, as a result of predation on survivors of shipwrecks or downed aircraft.
l7KyG TIL about Christopher Boodram, the lone survivor of the 2022 Paria diving tragedy. Chris and his crew mates were sucked into a 30 inch diameter pipeline in the North Sea. Chris’ body lasted 35 minutes on a 6 minute emergency tank.