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TIL that in the UK you cannot cremate an amputated limb until its owner is dead, due to the Cremation Regulations act 2008, part 19(b)(i)

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b9M7p TIL of the Guaíra Falls, one of the largest waterfalls on Earth that was flooded and lost in order to create a dam
JYX1m TIL that white chocolate is not actually considered a chocolate
Wpw8 TIL A banana is a unit of radioactive exposure and that a truckload of bananas is able to set off a false alarm at U.S. ports sensing for smuggled radioactive material
xdk1 TIL In 1975, a man returned two used tires to a Nordstrom department store. Nordstrom has never sold tires but, in what has become one of the most famous and enduring customer service legends, the store refunded his money because the customer is always right.
6EkW TIL that “Finnegans Wake”, a book by James Joyce, is widely considered to be one of the most difficult works of fiction to read. Readers and commentators have yet to come to a unanimous agreement on who the characters are or what the plot is.