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TIL NYC didn't use trash bins until they recently introduced them to combat notorious rat infestation and rancid smells

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KOPnR TIL when a person is frequently exposed to cold water and wind, they develop bony growths inside their ear canals. If left undealt with, the growth will completely block the ear canal and cause significant or total hearing loss.
p8mj8 TIL In 2012, a tourist in Iceland left her group to change her clothes. When she returned to the group, they did not recognise her. The group began searching for a missing person. She joined the search party for herself.
yVVOl TIL that in Quebec, wafers used for holy communion are sold in stores as snacks
DQ85e TIL one of the reasons the nature of Greek fire has been lost to time is the Byzantines' compartmentalized the production, similar to modern top secret weapons development (such as the Manhattan Project).
yy6w TIL that it was an ancient custom in Japan for literate persons to compose a poem as they lay dying. The custom has continued into modern Japan.