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TIL there have been over 200 flavors of Kit-Kat in Japan

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QNjeX TIL that since 2007, at least 20 detached human feet have been found in the region of British Columbia/Washington State and nobody really knows why
N8RN TIL Benjamin Franklin never patented any of his inventions. He reasoned that “we enjoy great advantages from the inventions of others”, and that “we should be glad of an opportunity to serve others by any invention of ours; and this we should do freely and generously”
QJ1J6 TIL Bali's thieving monkeys can spot high-value items to ransom for more food. Robbing and bartering is an expression of cultural intelligence on the part of the monkeys.
gMJE4 TIL that in downtown Seattle, approximately 8,000 bananas are given away daily by Amazon "banistas" under the supervision of their "bananagers"
awkQL TIL that Bose, the audio equipment company was founded by Amar Bose, an MIT engineering professor who bought a high-end stereo speaker system in 1956 and was disappointed of its sound quality. Despite owning Bose, he remained as a professor. He donated most of Bose shares to MIT as non-voting.