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TIL instead of signing their name on official documents, Japanese people carry around a unique stamp called a hanko which serves as their signature.

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x4K5 TIL that whales are so big, they can take up to 100 years of creatures consuming them to decompose
GYNrN TIL that milk will spoil twice as fast for every 18 degrees Fahrenheit that its temperature rises; if it’s kept at the correct temperature, it should stay good for about 5 days past the best-by date.
vg57 TIL ancient Rome’s toilets were not hooked up to the extensive sewer system but into nearby open cesspits