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TIL that KitKat sections are called "fingers"

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b9bw4 TIL: There are clear grand pianos. They're made of acrylic plastic. The Kawai CR-40 "Crystal Grand" is said to cost a quarter-million dollars according to one reviewer --though that's before haggling and discount codes. (At least the case and legs are clear; the interior workings aren't.)
EVvW TIL that due to having similar names, the staff of the Slovak and Slovenian embassies meet at least once a month to exchange wrongly addressed mail
Ool0e TIL that fast food chain KFC temporarily closed some branches in the UK due to a shortage of chicken supply. As an apology, they ran an ad that rearranged the letters on their chicken buckets to FCK.
XEYyE TIL where cocktail most likely got its name. A horse with a cocked tail seemed to posses more vigor. Horse traders would add ginger and pepper in the horses' rectum to provide an added dose of spice. On conclusion one would pour an alcoholic drink for oneself flavoured with these common ingredients.
0drjv TIL Confucius did not leave behind any written work. In his day, writing was not the most important means of communication and one of his most important ideas is that people need to think for themselves