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TIL America exports disposable chopsticks to China.

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EyVw TIL that knighthood in Normandy had little social status prior to the crusades. Knights were poor and “land-hungry”. The title only represented professional warriors who were able to own a war horse.
g994 TIL Aztec king Montezuma drank 50 cups of chocolate a day
xYeg TIL the 1992 Brendan Fraser movie ‘Encino Man’ was called 'California Man’ in Europe to make it culturally recognizable for those outside the states.
j6pjX TIL in Khmer Rouge Cambodia, Cambodians of Chinese descent were massacred by the Khmer Rouge under the justification that they "used to exploit the Cambodian people". Despite this, the Chinese government did not protest the killings, and provided at least 90% of Cambodia's foreign aid.
W7ZGX TIL scientists uncovered “obelisks,” strange RNA entities hiding in 50% of human saliva, widespread yet undetected until 2024. These rod-shaped structures produce unknown proteins, survive 300+ days in humans, and defy life’s classifications. Their origins and purpose remain a mystery.