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TIL Jute twine, used in gardening and packaging, is still manufactured in Czechia today

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wky1 TIL: Cannibalism has been recorded in over 1500 species
1Awd TIL on September 19, 1985, when Frank Zappa famously testified before Congress to protest the PMRC’s attempt to legislate and censor heavy metal music lyrics, Zappa compared the proposed legislation to “treating dandruff by decapitation”
d8lV7 TIL the human stomach is strong enough to corrode razor blades
MeWmB TIL until the Anatomy Act of 1832 (UK) there weren't enough corpses for medical schools and body snatching proliferated to a point grieving families had to guard graves after burial. Robbers didn't steal jewelry/clothes as that was a felony punishable by death/transportation; a body was only a fine.
QJVY9 TIL that the reason Jet skis spray water out the back is for two reason, one to cool down the motor so I doesn’t overheat and two so it can be seen by other boats if it is crowded and or if they are to far away to make out what the item is!