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TIL that Casu Marzu is a traditional Sardinian cheese made from sheep’s milk that contains live maggots, which play a crucial role in its fermentation process.

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1aZE8 TIL that in an attempt to enforce Prohibition, the Prohibition Bureau began adding poison to industrial alcohol to prevent its consumption, killing between 10,000 and 50,000 people. This was supported by people like Wayne Wheeler, who argued that the victims had committed suicide by breaking the law
e0npk TIL that Planet Earth series has almost no authentic audio. Most of the sounds you hear are audio library effects or tailor-made studio sounds added on the editing table.
wLo7W TIL that the ADE 651; an inert rod of metal with a plastic hinge, was sold as a bomb detector. It was used by the militaries of Iraq, Afghanistan and more than a dozen other countries for years before anyone noticed that it did nothing at all.
grZeX TIL Some farmers use hail cannons to try and disrupt hailstones in the atmosphere, so they don't ruin their crops.
v1AgK TIL in Iceland people light candles for the huldufólk, hidden elves, during New Year's Eve to help the huldufólk find a new home for the year.