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TIL that all lakes in the state of Maryland are man-made

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XEn4k TIL that Edison used Bamboo filaments supplied by his assistant from Kyoto until he developed Tungsten filament and the shrine hosts a 'light festival' complete with lit bamboo lanterns and the American anthem to honor this exchange
78YWM TIL that Thailand's national dish "Pad Thai" is actually a modern creation invented to combat famine and create nationalism in the 1930s because it created double the volume of food as from the same amount of rice grains as boiled rice.
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