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TIL that bats are a symbol of good fortune in China.

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oRgdW TIL the first country to outlaw slavery was France in 1315. Slavery was legal in Dubai til the 60s and in Mauritania til 1981. It persists globally for human labor and sex trafficking.
WQNL TIL that Mila Kunis is Jewish, was born in Chernivtsi, Ukraine (Ukrainian SSR), Moved to America at age 7 (With her parents and brother), and today is her Birthday (30).
VBRN0 TIL The Super Mario Bros Movie is the highest-grossing video game film adaptation of all time at $1.36 billion, more than triple the runner up's total of $450.1m (Pokemon Detective Pikachu).
KNaw TIL Disney attempted an American themed amusement park to be built in Virginia. It was canceled due to opposition from citizen’s groups. Disney then attempted to buy Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park, CA. The park owners refused to sell in fear of what Disney would do with the property.
wWYP TIL the word “lurker” grew to include internet behavior when dial-up bulletin board systems became popular. Those using the phone line and consuming resources (“reading”) were expected to contribute; since lurkers tied up phone lines without contributing anything, they were criticized and banned.