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TIL that on the entire 4300 mile length of the Amazon river there are no bridges

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ZW6R TIL in 2010, Guinness competitive eater record holder Takeru Kobayashi was arrested for trespassing & obstructing government administration at the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest. When Nathans removed him from their Wall of Fame, the contest lost multiple sponsorships & 41% viewer ratings in 2 years
xy01 TIL that when the Emperor told his people that Japan was surrendering in WWII, almost no one understood his Classical Japanese dialect!
69oNQ TIL that in addition to there being cardinal numbers (1, 2, 3) and ordinal numbers (1st, 2nd, 3rd), there are also cardinal directions (N/E/W/S) and ordinal directions (NE/SE/NW/SW).
NwrP TIL The dementors in Harry Potter were meant to symbolize JK Rowling’s depression.
eppl4 TIL Ttongsul is a traditional medicinal wine with 9% alcohol content. It is made with 70% boiled non-glutinous rice, 30% glutinous rice and yeast, blended with the previously fermented poop of a 4-7 year old child. The smell and visual appearance of this drink are worse than its actual taste