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TIL There is a sushi chef in Tokyo that makes individual pieces of sushi with a single grain of rice

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4A0a TIL there is a non-venomous snake, the Hognose, that pretends to be a cobra, but when it strikes it bonks you with its nose instead of biting
XEbDQ TIL a prominent Russian editor panned one of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s early novellas saying “Dostoevsky is finished. He will no longer write anything important.” His next major work would be Crime and Punishment.
oXBY TIL of Dean Karzanes, the man who can run 350 miles without stopping due to a genetic condition.
WvNo TIL Google makes use of a Kevlar-like layer to protect its underwater internet cables from shark bites.
EgBLP TIL about the rubber concession system in French Equatorial Africa. According to writer Adam Hochschild it led to a population reduction by 50%, similar to that in the CFS.