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TIL That on April 1st 2014, NPR posted an article saying “Why doesn’t America read anymore?” The content of the article explained the joke, but they still received a massive influx of comments by people who clearly didn’t read the article

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4XQMw TIL that taxidermists use beetles to clean bones for skeletal displays.
5YGmP TIL Berlin redrew its district borders because of an old man’s garden
Zpmjp TIL that as a result of mass tomato shortage but mass banana production, Philippines tried to make ketchup with banana, and eventually banana ketchup becomes a national signature condiment
yW6a TIL In England and Wales it’s legal to consume alcohol on private premises from the age of 5.
4XoJN TIL of Mettigel, a German dish prepared by garnishing raw pork to look like a hedgehog.