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TIL of "begpackers", mainly white young travelers who beg or sell cheap trinkets on Asian streets to live on.

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yQrbl TIL the Russian Standard Bank was founded by entrepreneur Roustam Tariko in the 90s to circumvent the advertisement ban of alcohol in Russia and promote his Vodka, the Russian Standard. Today, it is the largest consumer bank in Russia and Tariko is one of the most successful bankers in Europe.
oBjkW TIL the last person who spoke exclusively Irish, Seán Ó hEinirí, died only 22 years ago in 1998
Bry6x TIL Traditional Chinese medicine has helped to push species including tigers, rhinoceroses, sea horses and pangolins to the brink of extinction. Demand has surged over the past few decades as China’s wealthy population has grown. Global demand is rising as a key pillar of China’s State Council.
8a5Xa TIL Samuel Johnson, of Dictionary fame, had a beloved black cat, Hodge. A statue of Hodge, sitting atop a dictionary, is outside Johnson's house in London, now a museum. Johnson admitted he had better cats, but described Hodge as "a very fine cat indeed," the inscription at the base of the statue.
m1kyP TIL that countries around the world use planes, drones, and even ground-based operations in a technique called Cloud Seeding to add various salts to clouds to introduce hygroscopic particles, which increases rain particles, to increase rain production in dryer areas