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TIL while the Venus Flytrap is available all over the world through cultivation, it only grows naturally in a small area of the coastal plain in North and South Carolina.

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eMGg TIL in China you can pay someone to take your place during court trials and in jail, this is known as “Ding zui” and the Chinese govt censors information about it online
4boo TIL that before about 1700, it was customary for people of European descent to bring their own spoons to the table. Spoons were carried as personal property in much the same way as people today carry wallets, key rings, etc
VB1KG TIL Yogi Berra found out what a bidet was in 1954 when visiting the italian hometown of his parents and had a handfull of them sent to his american home.
jN0pj TIL that during a flight from Taipei to Los Angeles a Chinese Airlines Boeing 747SP not only performed a 360 degree roll but also pulled 5 gs twice after their #4 engine failed. Aside from a broken foot and strained back, all passengers and crew were unharmed.
1aDRX TIL the 1904 Olympic marathon was the sketchiest Olympic event in history