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8aLK TIL that Japanese people can digest seaweed while for the rest of us it passes right through. (They have an unique symbiosis with a bacteria)
jNJ8N TIL in 2001, The South African version of "Sesame Street" introduced Kami, the first HIV-positive Muppet to address the stigma behind HIV/AIDS and help parents better understand the illness.
E1jMw TIL: Clinking glasses together dates back to medieval times when hosts would pour their guests wine into their glass as proof it wasn't poisoned. Over time this became a symbolic gesture and if the guest trusted their host they would just clink their glasses together instead as a symbol of trust.
yVlQl TIL the @ symbol was invented in 1536. 435 years before email.
QNyNX TIL that Scots is not just a dialect of English, but a proper language with its own spelling. For example, “efter aw I’v duin for ye” is Scots for “after all I’ve done for you.”