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TIL about Duck Shit Tea (“Ya Shi Xiang” or “鸭屎香”), a delicious Chinese tea that was apparently given this name by the farmer who discovered it, so as to deter others from stealing the tea plant from him.

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kO1WW TIL of “Thalaikoothal”, a traditional practice of senicide (murder of elderly) in southern India. It can be socially accepted, even if the victim may protest.
WkEGL TIL Stephen King suffers from triskaidekaphobia which is the fear of the number 13. People that have this phobia avoid the number 13 in everyday scenarios like climbing stairs, flipping through channels and page numbers. King has stated, "It’s neurotic, sure. But it’s also . . . safer".
Qyy6 TIL Certain high up influential people at wikipedia are are allegedly editing Wikipedia pages and facilitating front-page placement for their pay-for-play, publicity-seeking clients.
GKZJ TIL: NPR’s Car Talk stopped in 2012, but have enough material to broadcast for eight more years
1KGr TIL that at one point over 5000 Americans thought that 078-05-1120 was their SSN…because it was printed on a sample card that was included in Woolworth wallets.