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TIL that most Chinese people have never tasted cheese and consider it barbaric

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7axL TIL that India had qualified for FIFA World cup in 1950 but later withdrew because FIFA rules demanded that all players had to play with Shoes. Indian players were only accustomed to play with barefoot. And the organization was financially strained. This lead to Cricket taking the edge later on
wL9eY TIL Research on classical music audiences in the US showed that the Symphony is excellent at attracting new audiences nationwide, but 90 percent of first-time attendees never come back again. Harry Potter will sell out any day of the week — but all the data shows that those people don’t come back
j6JOQ TIL: In 1915, the New York Philharmonic received complaints about loud knitting, so the directors politely asked patrons to not knit during concerts.
00Wp TIL The wreck of a WW2 “Liberty ship” is sitting off the coast of Kent and it’s loaded with 1400 tonnes of explosives, the equivalent of a small nuclear device.
kJo1E TIL: the legalisation of CB radio in 1981 briefly caused a craze for the devices in the UK: even ranking among the most popular Christmas gifts that year.