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TIL The reason Snakes on a Plane kept its ridiculous tiltle was because Samuel L Jackson thought it was funny

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4kAeN TIL In Ancient China, chopsticks were invented and used for cooking, not eating. Because of their length, they were perfect for reaching into pots of hot water or oil. One reason was that before the Han dynasty, millet was predominant in North China, Korea and parts of Japan.
xVg07 TIL that many of the guards who oversaw war criminals at Nuremburg were former Waffen S.S soldiers...
grDrX TIL that 18 US States (plus some districts & territories) allow First Cousin Marriage and 8 more states allow it under specific conditions
Lmp9 TIL that villagers in the India village of Marottichal began playing chess as an alternative to drinking after a ban on alcohol.The village is now known as ‘Chess Village’ due to its near 100% chess literacy.
b6exp TIL The US Marshals recovered North Carolina’s copy of the U.S. Bill of Rights in 2003 via a sting operation after it was stolen from the State Capitol by a union soldier following the civil war.