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TIL that the English phrase "Don't mention the war" has been officially entered in the Dutch dictionary, called the Van Dale, because it is a common saying in the Dutch language.

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g9Y7 TIL that in 1971, Saddam Hussein imported 100,000 tons of grain treated with fungicidal mercury. The grain was intended for planting, but the Iraqis, unable to understand the English and Spanish warnings or the “skull and crossbones” image, baked it into bread. Hundreds died.
P64E TIL that England used to have a “window tax”. People refused to disclose how much money they made, considering it an invasion of privacy - so you would be charged based on how many windows your house had. In retaliation, people bricked up their windows, which you can still see today.
x6jA1 TIL At least ∼21% of the 8000 earthquakes larger than Mag 1.5 detected in the UK between 1970-2012 were human caused, most often linked to coal mining
D4Wg TIL that Bob Dole’s ‘96 election site is still live.
o1wR TIL that if you wear “inverted-glasses”, after a few day, the brain will flip the image for you and it will go back to normal!