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TIL Sappers defuse over 5,000 World War II bombs in Germany every year

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y9bv TIL that the Duracell Bunny is banned in the US, and the Energizer Bunny was made to rival it
XxwE TIL that cargo ships leave the equivalent of contrails along their route that can be seen from space. Water molecules accumulate on pollutants coming from the exhaust of ships which essentially seeds clouds. These clouds are known as ship tracks.
XE85P TIL food industries were aggressively opposed to writing "insect-based" on ingredient labels even though many products we consume and buy are made with insects. The FDA and EU agreed to allow variations. So, now, when you see "carmine", "cochineal", "natural red 4", or "E120" - that also means bugs.
v1vaL TIL new knitting patterns were banned in both world wars as a counter-measure to knitted coded messages
QX1e TIL, in 1949, India sent the Tokyo Zoo two elephants to cheer the spirits of the defeated Japanese empire.