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TIL Netherlands Closed Eight Prisons Due To Lack Of Criminals

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69reW TIL that Dippin Dots, the popular ice cream snack commonly found in stadiums, arenas, and theme parks, was originally created as cryogenically frozen cow feed.
PYxQZ TIL that when rabbits hop around in a twisting motion it means they are happy and safe, and that specific action is called a "Binky"
99L7 TIL that shrimp trawling can waste up to 20 lbs of “other fish” in order to get 1 lbs of shrimp. This is known as Bycatch
nR8d TIL that if you send a letter to Israel addressed to god, they will place it in the Western Wall, where visitors traditionally place handwritten notes of prayer and wishes in the cracks between its stones.
74WM TIL that a 1944 opinion poll found that 13% of the U.S. public were in favor of “killing off” all Japanese men, women, and children.