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TIL the Big Island of Hawaii has 10 of the world’s 13 climatic zones making it one of the most diverse climate systems on earth.

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6EBWY TIL That Chinese Tourists got so bad the government stepped in and published a How to Guide in order to avoid embarrassment. One of the tips was "Don’t spit phlegm or gum, throw litter, urinate or defecate wherever you feel like it."
JPrm TIL: Even as an adult, Christian VII of Denmark remained childish and playful. Diplomats complained that, when he was discussing affairs of state with them, without warning he would slap them violently round the face.
4kN8N TIL that the Michelin Man is white is because rubber tires are naturally white. It wasn't until 1912 that companies started mixing carbon chemicals with the rubber to make black tires. This process is not an aesthetic change, but a structural one, making the tires stronger and durable.
oYbW TIL Helena Bonham Carter’s maternal grandfather saved thousands of Jews from the Holocaust during World War II
nejor TIL the land the department store chain Macy's owns is worth more ($16 billion) than the company itself ($6.4 billion)