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TIL about disgraced German journalist Claas Relotius, who until 2018 completely fabricated stories about the US to stir up anti-American resentment

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LkPNv TIL that there is a music genre dedicated to the 80´s called Retrowave (or Synthwave) which emulated the era on spot, only with modern production.
9wQRG TIL the soft pillows we use today were historically made of stone. Pillows were first used around 7,000 BC in Mesopotamia. These early pillows were made of stone and carved into the shape of a cradle; they were not intended to be comfortable.
9xlD TIL 95% of phones sold in Japan are completely waterproof.
DQo1r TIL: The last surviving widow of the American Civil War passed away in 2021. In 1936, 17 year old Helen Jackson secretly married 93 year old Civil War veteran James Bolin. He passed away just three years later. Helen would live to the age of 101.
jNogj TIL The flavor Bubblegum is typically made from banana, pineapple, cinnamon, cloves, and wintergreen. Actual concentrations can vary as wildly as chili recipes however.