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7jap TIL in Thailand, pigtailed macaques are trained to harvest coconuts. Males can harvest up to 1,600 coconuts in one day, while their human overlords can only harvest about 80.
AGgx TIL Pakistan once tried to ban the words mango, lavender, athlete’s foot, Wuutang and pud (among others) from being sent via text message due to “obscenity”
9p0m TIL That the film 50 First Dates is based on a true story
JYNWj TIL that Michigan has a formal and informal way to spell “marijuana”
DZPj TIL that in 1996, the legislature of New Mexico adopted an official state question: “Red or green?” It refers to the question always asked whether one prefers red or green chile when ordering New Mexican cuisine.