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TIL: Egypt has a city called 6th of October

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jNgWQ TIL that in 2016, the Israeli Supreme Court ruled that records which document Israel's arms sales to Rwanda during the 1994 genocide will remain sealed and concealed from the public.
dD4XE TIL that during WW2, the Obo Monuvo tribe of the Philippines fought the Japanese by serving them "Kallot", a poisonous yam that requires a special procedure for eating. The Japanese have no idea about the poison, and they were hacked to death by the tribes after they stopped moving from the poison.
Gmm5 TIL that the maggot was the first animal approved by the FDA as a medical device. Maggots are very effective in cleaning dead tissue, disinfecting open wounds and stimulating healthy tissue growth.
rndy TIL that near the 1940s it was popular to build DIY radios called “crystal sets.” It needed no other power source but that received solely from the power of radio waves received by a wire antenna.
R59o1 TIL that grapes and raisins are highly toxic for dogs