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TIL: California Town Brings in 40,000 Tourists for a Frog Jumping Festival

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VMGrG TIL that the Micronesian island of Yap is known for its stone money, known as Rai. They use large doughnut-shaped, carved disks of calcite, some as large as 13 ft in diameter. The Rai is still used today for social transactions, including marrage, political deals, etc.
GAlpJ TIL Alexander the Great was sieging the island of Tire until he decided to turn it into a Peninsula
nWMLd TIL the Dujiangyan was originally constructed around 256 BC by the State of Qin and is part of the "three great hydraulic engineering projects of the Qin" for irrigation and flood control project which is still in use today.
nW6eo TIL that after the US, India has the second largest English speaking population
0wVlN TIL [technically yesterday] There's a Valentine's Day for Single People in South Korea called "Black Day" on april 14. were singles rejoice in their singledom, most often celebrated by wearing black and eating a special noodle dish called jajangmyeon whit friends and family.