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TIL that salmon sushi wasn't introduced in Japan until 1995, when Norwegian businessmen convinced Japanese businessmen that Atlantic Salmon was safe to eat raw. This was because Norway simply had too much salmon.

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adVA TIL Christoph Waltz is the only actor from a Quentin Tarantino film to win an Oscar
QNngM TIL that since 2002, the Navajo Nation has imposed a moratorium on genetic research and use of Tribal members' DNA in genetic studies due to ethical concerns about what the data was being used for and Tribal sovereignty.
ep6lb TIL that the informal foot paths people create are called "desire paths". In Finland, planners wait until first snowfall and then plan their paved paths around where people's tracks appear.
4XVOo TIL ancient Egyptian eye makeup provided psychic protection as well beauty enhancement. An unadorned and thus unprotected eye was believed vulnerable to the Evil Eye. Outlining the eyes became a personal protective amulet drawn right upon the skin that, once applied, could not be lost or stolen.
ANoLx TIL that in 1932, as a last ditch attempt to prevent Hitler from taking power, Brüning (the german chancellor) tried to restore the monarchy.