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TIL according to a Japanese poll in the year 2000, the Japanese believe that their best invention of the twentieth century was instant noodles.

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wn9P TIL that scientists were able to recreate conversations had behind a soundproof glass wall by recording the vibrations seen on a chip bag.
rDLw TIL Alabama’s constitution is the world’s longest in-use constitution, with 892 amendments. Most deal with local county-level matters, as state power is heavily centralized, and cover things like a single county’s school taxes, court fees, or bingo games. Also, Amendment 693 is inexplicably missing.
n8Rb TIL There once was a village named Resia in Italy. They flooded the area and the only thing left visible is the village’s bell tower. It is know known as Lago di Resia.
av50 TIL that flamboyant pianist Liberace almost died on Nov 22, 1963 after inhaling dry cleaning fumes from his newly cleaned costumes. What saved him from death, he said, was being woken up by his entourage to the news that JFK had been assassinated
MVVV TIL: The Mormon Church only gives 0.7% of their income to humanitarian causes. In comparison, the Methodists give 29%