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TIL that Kansas is literally flatter than a pancake.

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5VXMn TIL Approximately 73 to 100 million sharks are killed annually worldwide just for their fins. Primarily driven by the demand for shark fins as an ingredient of a status symbol soup.
e0mxE TIL that there is a pre-wedding tradition in Germany where guests throw porcelain on the ground and break them to bring luck to the couple. To symbolise working together through future difficulties, the couple must clean everything up
VBgk8 TIL the original Winnie-the-Pooh, Eeyore, Piglet, Kanga, and Tigger have been on display at The New York Public Library since 1987. They originally belonged to Christopher Robin Milne, whose father decided to make a bedtime story about the characters.
ZGZD TIL in Germany there are elevators with no doors that never stop. The riders must be ready to hop on at the right time or risk being “guillotined” by the lifts.
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