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TIL: A Japanese cup of rice is not a cup of rice (sort of)

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Rj74 TIL that a steamboat that sank in 1856 was excavated in 1988 under 45 feet of dirt in a field on a farm. Many artifacts were recovered and preserved so well that some of the food was still edible.
jN97E TIL dung beetles are so useful from their diet, Australia imported 43 different species of them to combat a rise in intestinal worms, bush flies, and grazing land being ruined because of non-native cows.
l7MGG TIL that Mozart wrote the lyrics for a canon called "Leck mir den Arsch fein recht schön sauber" (translated to: "Lick My Arse Right Well and Clean") and was a fan of vulgar scat humour.
wL98 TIL: 75% of men ejaculate within 2 minutes of penetration in at least half of their sexual encounters
jAga TIL millionaire Michael O'Leary, CEO of airline Ryanair, has his own taxicab company with just one cab so he can legally use the bus lanes and avoid traffic jams