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TIL cheekbone reduction surgery exists and is somewhat popular in South Korea

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d8Eor TIL that so many Soviets died during WWII that a Soviet male born in 1923 had just a 20% of surviving until his 23rd birthday.
ADM0n TIL, that dolphins and whales don't drink sea water. They get water from the food they eat.
jnrN TIL Mandala is a process which involves making intricate designs from sand by Tibetan monks. Some designs take weeks to be finished. When finished the design is destroyed and placed in water as an offering.
DpAp TIL that the title of the famous Led Zeppelin song “Black Dog” has nothing to do with the lyrics and instead refers to the black Labrador retriever that was wandering around the studio.
J1DRV TIL in 1859 Delos Ashley and David Jack bought nearly all of the California town of Montery for $1,000. David unethically evicted his tennants and claim their products including a monestary's cheeses. Jack sold those cheese and it was so popular his buyers called them "Montery Jack's Cheese."