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TIL an early duty of Best Man was to serve as armed backup for the groom, in case he had to resort to kidnapping his bride.

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x0G7 TIL the Window of the World theme park in China has a cremation simulator. Visitors climb into coffins & are carried on a conveyor belt with heat & light projections simulating the effects of a real funeral-home incinerator. It hopes to enlighten people on death & help them make better life choices.
woMo TIL Yasunori Mitsuda, the composer for Chrono Trigger, nearly died making the music for the game.
Map8 TIL in 2011, North Korea donated $500,000 to Japan after an earthquake struck the nation.
wQkJ TIL China’s only monogamous emperor made the decision to promote monogamy because one of his father’s women murdered his mom. He was hidden because the consort killed the emperor’s heirs in an attempt to gain power. When it was discovered that one had survived, she killed his mom instead.
4XXgN TIL that Skittles are currently made by the chewing gum company, called Wrigley.