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TIL that in Australia, hot chips (french fries) are usually served with something called "Chicken Salt"

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mxXaP TIL that a 74 year old Japanese man dressed as a ninja and burgled 254 homes and stole $260,000 worth of goods before finally being caught by local police.
eLNk TIL that the daughter of Korean Air chairman ordered the aircraft to taxi back to the airport’s gate before takeoff because she was served Macadamia nuts in their original packaging instead of on a plate.
N7E7e TIL Dr. William Dove was able to produce unicorn (single-horn) rams, goats, and a bull in 1930 by moving the un-anchored horn buds of the animal and trimming them so that they fit together. Dove reported that his unicorn bull became the leader of its herd and was very rarely challenged by others.
VBOrp TIL the 'Fat Buddha' isn't actually The Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama). 'The Laughing Buddha' is based on a 10th-century Chinese monk named Budai.
LOg9 TIL that anyone who is admitted can attend university in Norway for free and that their top of the line engineering degrees are taught in English.