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TIL the Hope Diamond glows red after being exposed to UV light, fueling its cursed reputation

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XbBj TIL men are responsible for bringing high heels into fashion and women adapted the style in an effort to add masculinity to their attire.
Megbb TIL In 2010 an unlucky airline passenger was arrested in Ireland after Slovak security officials placed explosives in his luggage for training, then forgot to remove them before the plane took off.
owEA TIL India is the first and only country to have banned the import of foie gras, which is liver from ducks who have food forced down their throats with pipes.
1Zo4 TIL of Szechuan Buttons… an edible plant that causes a sensation “a little north of Pop Rocks, and south of putting a 9-volt battery in your mouth.”
EMOx TIL Anthony Hopkins’s inspiration for Hannibal Lecter was a cat. “…I sort of modeled my walk on a cat’s. I like cats, and I love the way they pad around. I wanted to get that feel when Lecter is padding very quietly and stealthily in the shadows around the streets of Florence.”