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TIL the man who invented the plastic flamingo has been wearing matching outfits with his wife for 35 years.

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6oJY TIL that Kyu Sakamoto was the first Asian to have a number one song on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963 with “Sukiyaki”; the only Japanese song to top the chart. Tragically, he died in a plane crash of Japan Airlines Flight 123, the deadliest single-aircraft accident in history.
8aeRL TIL human ears continue to grow throughout a person's lifetime
P1XEZ TIL that there are online scam/gambling farms run by people enslaved by Chinese gangs, most of which based in Cambodia and Myanmar, where people across Southeast Asia are being tortured into scamming people or coercing others into gambling.
EgnM0 TIL that part of Icelandic Christmas lore is that a giant cat, the Yule Cat will kill you if you don't give or receive clothing on Christmas.
R5ND9 TIL: Until as recently as 2020, tattoos in Japan could only be legally performed by licensed medical professionals. South Korea still has this restriction.