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TIL that in Singapore, all newly developed public housing estates (HDB) must have a green plot ratio of 4.5. That means the total "leaf area" of plants and trees must cover at least 4.5 times the area of the development site itself.

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negpr TIL that Bismarck was shot twice as he walked in Berlin, then turned around to confront his attacker and was shot three more times. The would-be assassin was aprehended and Bismarck continued his day as if nothing had happened: three bullets had grazed him, and two had simply bounced off his ribcage
w718 TIL there’s a Burger King in the town of Mattoon, Illinois which actually opened before the giant chain and registered as a statewide trademark in 1959. The Burger King chain isnโ€™t allowed to operate within 20 miles of the original restaurant.
Lk9nr TIL there is a Korean folktale about the common cold's origin. It is about a male ghost with two genitals who releases himself into people's nostrils after he can't find a bride.
0dMQ1 TIL that there are Unicode characters that represent dicks ๐“‚ธ๐“ค. Unicode v5.2 introduced Egyptian hieroglyphs in 2009, and among them are the phallic hieroglyphs D52 ๐“‚ธ and D53 ๐“‚บ
69lJQ TIL that Deep Purple wrote one of their best-known songs, "Highway Star", on the spot during an interview on their tour bus. A journalist asked Ritchie Blackmore how the band wrote songs. So they started jamming, came up with the song and performed it live for the first time that very night.