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TIL Gouda accounts for 50 to 60 percent of the world’s cheese consumption.

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mx4xE TIL that the Hungarian crown has a bent cross on the top because somebody in the 17th century put the crown into an iron chest and closed it without having placed in it properly. The bent cross is used a symbol of Hungary since then.
PYaZV TIL scientists have successfully created a process to genetically modify pigs to produce human-transplantable organs. The method edits the genetics of pig DNA to prevent our bodies from rejecting their organs. It would end transplant lists overnight. Human trials are starting.
n5B7 TIL some hotels have sensors in the mini-bar that automatically charge you if an item is moved, even if you never intended to consume it
eQJ5 TIL that Roald Dahl wrote the screenplay for the James Bond film ‘You Only Live Twice’
1aKkW TIL The Mecha genre of science fiction was founded in Japan. The first depiction of Mecha Super Robots being piloted by a user from within a cockpit was introduced in the manga and anime series Mazinger Z by Go Nagai in 1972.