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TIL Red Kangaroos are the Animal that Grows the Most Over Its Lifespan

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AN6pd TIL: The "Simple Sabotage Field Manual" was declassified in 2008 and it contains advice on how spies can sabotage the enemy by just being maliciously incompetent. Advice include praising inefficient coworkers, cry and sob frequently at work, asking inane questions in meetings, and spreading gossip.
kJayB TIL a woman was convicted of blasphemy in Austria, and the European Court of Human Rights upheld this conviction in 2018.
e8Ng TIL the Emperor of Japan isn’t allowed to eat Fugu (pufferfish) for his own safety.
7A9p TIL: According to Bhutan legend, Drukpa Kunley (better known as the divine madman) turned demonesses into protective deities by hitting them with his penis. Because of this power to subdue demons, Kunley’s penis is referred to as the “Thunderbolt of Flaming Wisdom”.
78rjr TIL that trappist cheese is cheese that is made by monks. Many monastaries made their own cheese so that they could feed themselves and sell it. This practice has origins in 18th century France.