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TIL that in Romanian, the words for shit and Turkish Delight are the same (Rahat)

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Z8krG TIL the easternmost province in Nepal is literally named "Province No. 1". It is one of three provinces named like this in the country, the others being No. 2 and No. 5.
e0X7L TIL of Georgi Dimitrov, an influential Bulgarian antifascists communist. In 1933 he was arrested by Nazis following the Reichstag fire. He refused juridical counsel, and his defense and conduct became so famous a popular saying spread: "There is only one brave man in Germany, and he is a Bulgarian."
d80Zj TIL that loofah (the kind used for scrubbing in the shower) is actually an edible vegetable.
ne77Y TIL of the French Red Zone. WW1 areas in France with access still forbidden today. The area is saturated with unexploded shells (including gas shells), grenades and rusty ammo. Soils heavily polluted by lead, mercury, chlorine, arsenic, various dangerous gases, acids, and human and animal remains
gMyP8 TIL that the hit song "Mellow Yellow" by Donovan is about a sex toy he saw advertised in the newspaper.