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TIL America exports disposable chopsticks to China.

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joKv TIL that Carl Sagan and the 14th Dalai Lama had a 35 hour communication captured on film.
BrZ7W TIL that in London in 1814, a vat at the Horse Shoe Brewery ruptured unleashing 1,470,000 L of beer which poured down Tottenham Court Road in a 15ft wave destroying two houses, a pub, and killing at least 8 people
Jp8k TIL that in the 1700’s the term “Old Hat” was used to refer to a loose woman’s genitals, because they are both “frequently felt”
4kggw TIL that percent of women receiving computer science degrees in the United States has dropped by half since the 1980s.
aw6l9 TIL of 52 Hertz-the loneliest whale on our planet. It roams the world's deepest oceans looking for a mate but it's unable to find one because no other whale is capable of understanding it's 52 Hertz call.