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TIL that HSBC was actually founded by and for drug trafficers bringing opium into China

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9wP6M TIL that the once popular fast food automat concept still exists in Amsterdam as FEBO
B9bk TIL that a woman jumped from a moving car after seeing a spider on her shoulder. The 9 year old passenger attempted to stop the car, hit the gas, and collided with a school bus.
EgxmV TIL that Uruguay celebrates a "Nostalgia Night" every 24th of August, where people, old and young, party to old hits, the day before Independence Day. It is an official celebration recognized by the Ministry of Tourism.
691a7 TIL 'The Phantom of Heilbronn' was believed to be a female serial killer tied to 40 crimes, six of them murders. However, in 2009, it was discovered that the woman never existed, and her DNA found at crime scenes was just contamination from cotton swabs used for collecting samples.
BaBd TIL the oldest know adhesive, dated back to 200,000 BC, is from cave man semen