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TIL that Oscar Wilde’s tomb was encased in glass in 2011, rendering it “kiss proof” after many lipsticked visitors left their marks.

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Kpj9 TIL the bird Americans call a “turkey” is called an India in Turkey, and a Peru in Portugese.
E5nP TIL during the First Opium War of 1839, 19,000 British troops fought against 200,000 Chinese. The Chinese had 20,000 casualties, the British just 69. The war marked the start of the “Century of Humiliation” in China.
vBkr TIL of a trend in Japan called B-Style (Black Lifestyle), where Japanese people tan their skin dark, wear special contact lenses, and change their hair and fashion to emulate African Americans
lxaB TIL that the loudest outdoor warning siren ever produced was the Chrysler Air Raid Siren, which could be heard from a distance of 20 to 25 miles and was powered by a Hemi V8 engine
pY7GQ TIL torrent frogs of Africa sometimes eat other frogs, indicated by the discovery of a small frog skeleton in the stomach of one of a larger frog.