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TIL that Ramen (instant noodles) were voted as the greatest Japanese invention of the 20th century.

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KeXQ TIL in 2015 Beijing banned 2.5 million cars for two weeks to get beautiful blue skies for a World War II parade.
1ayAW TIL of the oldest human structure. Predating Mesopotamian civilization and Stonehenge by 6,000 years, Gobekli Tepe. Researchers determined a pillar (pillar 43) depicts a comet colliding with Earth over 10,000 years ago causing a millennia of global cooling.
awZx9 TIL Barney Martin (Jerry's dad on "Seinfeld") was an NYPD officer for twenty years. During his tenure he got his start in comedy.
pYEgN TIL that the term “shirako” (literally “white child”) refers to the testicles or sperm sacs of male fish, which are considered a delicacy in Japan.
6k6m TIL the X’s that you often see on the sides old moonshine jugs in cartoons and popular media actually signified how many times that particular batch had gone through the still, being that the basic pot-stills of yesteryear required you to distill the mash several times.