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TIL that a thriving industry exists in China solely for the purpose of 'dispelling mistresses'. Wives, for a price, enlist undercover agents to destroy relationships their husbands have embarked on with other women.

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VGxG TIL That the Caesar Salad is named after Caesar Cardini, an Italian American hotel owner.
woKk7 TIL about the book, "The Dinosaur" by Augusto Monterroso. This book is only one page long and consists of a single sentence in Spanish, which translates to: "When he awoke, the dinosaur was still there."
xVoZ7 TIL that in 2013, after more than 20 years of soda being America's number one beverage, water has taken over as Americans' favorite drink.
wylP TIL that 2 weeks before Woodstock, a similar festival was held in Atlantic City. It ran well, on schedule with proper facilities, and many people say it was better than Woodstock, but it wasn’t filmed so it is mostly forgotten.
1mRO TIL “a typical can of Coca Cola contains as much sugar as three and half Krispy Kreme Donuts”