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TIL that rainbows are actually full circles, and half of the rainbow is always over the horizon.

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X0Q0k TIL that in 2018, the Japanese minister Yoshitaka Sakurada admitted that he had never used a computer in his life... even though he was in charge of the country's cybersecurity at the time.
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epvG5 TIL there used to be a “joke restaurant” in Japan that served curry specifically formulated to have similar taste and texture to human feces. The curry was served in toilet-shaped bowls. The restaurant was founded by Ken Shimizu, who is also one of Japan’s best-known adult media stars.
J0O1 TIL Falcons are more closely related to parrots than hawks and eagles
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