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TIL the Chinese Fortune Cookie is almost completely unheard of in China. The few places that do, label them as “Genuine American Fortune Cookies.”

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6gJw TIL that in 2008 the Pittsburgh SWAT won the “aerial shoot” of that year’s International Sniper Competition at Fort Benning, beating out more than 30 teams from across the world, including U.S. Special Forces, Marines and Army snipers.
JYwx4 TIL About the rarest blood on Earth. In 49 years, Rh-null has only been known in 43 or so people around the world.
XEbeP TIL that most Korean dramas use a live-shoot format. A few episodes are made before the series airs and they continue filming afterwards. Episodes are then filmed the week they are aired. This allows for script changes to improve ratings, but causes stress for the actors.
KOQE6 TIL London literally had a “train of the dead”. Called the London Necropolis Railway, the company and train line were formed to transport London’s freshly deceased (as well as living mourners) to Brookwood Cemetary, 23 miles away
MB4B TIL that livestock farming generates over 18% of the planet’s greenhouse gas emissions, where as all the world’s cars, trains, planes and boats account for a combined 13%.