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TIL These Japanese beef croquettes are so popular there's a 30-year waitlist | CNN

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Ovj6 TIL that John Quincy Adams took the oath of office using a law book instead of a bible. Adams was the sixth President of the United States from 1825-1829.
9alr TIL the giant panda Chi Chi was sexually attracted to humans and refused attempts at mating by other giant pandas. Instead she made full sexual self-presentation to zookeepers.
0LwR TIL that the only woman who served in front-line reconnaissance in the Soviet marines during World War II, carried hundreds of men off the battlefield and was seriously wounded three times, received the highest award in the Soviet Union only in 1990, 45 years after the end of the war.
0mk1 TIL there is a statue of a man killing a seal with a bible in front of the University of Iceland main building.
7rOmp TIL the increased speed in 'Space Invaders' was due to hardware limitations and not an initial design decision