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TIL the oldest object in England's Crown Jewels is a spoon.

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Z8O9G TIL that traditionally on a Korean baby’s first birthday, they are celebrated with a party with many special traditions. This party was historically because many Korean babies died before their first birthday before modern healthcare and 1 year of life was a blessing and an accomplishment.
ObN4 TIL Tear Gas (and pepper spray) are illegal to use in warfare. Used on our own citizens in riot control, it cannot be used on enemy combatants.
X0eoX TIL that in 1989, scientists at IBM succeeded in arranging 35 individual xenon atoms on a substrate of chilled crystal of nickel to spell out the initials "IBM". It was the first time atoms had been precisely positioned on a flat surface.
4XDJw TIL that chocolate with methamphetamine was available in Nazi Germany.
AD6Yl TIL that CNN pays airports to show news on their TVs. It's not normal CNN but a special version that excludes any stories about plane crashes.