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TIL most of the wasabi served outside of Japan is mostly just horseradish with green food coloring, not the true Wasabia Japonica.

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8aoGP TIL about El Caganer, literally translating to The Pooper, a popular addition to the nativity scene in the Catalonia region of Spain that depicts a peasant pooping in the background.
Vbo8 TIL that, based on history, in a real financial meltdown bartering useful items was how people got by and gold was not as useful as most people believe.
dPd TIL Six states in America have a “State Dinosaur”
KOAYa TIL that NASA is developing a clockwork rover that uses no electricity to survive the harsh climate of Venus. It's powered by a wind turbine, springs, and gears, and transmits data via a Morse code shutter.
8b0L TIL that H.H. Holmes, a 19th century serial killer in the US, opened a hotel which he had designed and built for himself specifically with murder in mind. It included soundproofed bedrooms, trap doors, walls lined with blowtorches and two incinerators.