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TIL the city of Eskilstuna in Sweden recycles half of all its waste, with no domestic waste going to landfill.

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9wxD7 TIL faking illness and abuse is a real medical condition. Munchausen syndrome, is a factitious disorder in which those affected feign or induce disease, illness, injury, abuse, or psychological trauma to draw attention, sympathy, or reassurance to themselves.
78mKL TIL North Dakota only has one waterfall in the whole state.
4ko6 TIL that Japanese folklore contains a creature known as Ashiarai Yashiki, a giant foot that crashes through the roof in the middle of the night, demanding the terrified homeowner wash it.
YpwwA TIL that in 1969 a representative of the Soviet government contacted an American diplomat in Washington to ask how the US would feel if the Soviets were to attack and destroy China's nuclear installations. The American at first thought this was meant as a joke.
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