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TIL for three years Milka (Swiss/German chocolate brand) used a lilac-colored promotional tour boat with a five-meter-high cow mascot on the rivers of Germany and Austria. This boat was named the “Muhboot” (pronounced Moo-boat)

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9wvJr TIL Confucianism was introduced to Japan near the end of the third century when Wani from Korea sent the Confucian Analects to Emperor Ōjin. Japanese militarist rulers regarded Confucian teachings as a way to emphasize a common East Asian cultural heritage
mxl1Y TIL that a Japanese chemical company once polluted a bay so thoroughly that some sediment contained up to 2 kg of mercury per ton. This concentration made mining economically viable, and eventually the company set up a subsidiary to do just that.
xVyL7 TIL Engineers figured out how to build a nuclear-powered plane without hurting the crew, but it failed cost/benefit analysis and was cancelled
JY1x8 TIL that one TeraKelvin (1,000,000,000,000 K) is the melting temperature of a proton
VG54 TIL A man was shot. He died 33 years later. His death was ruled a murder as a result of the shooting.