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TIL the Korean Demilitarized Zone has ironically become a safe haven for plants and endangered animals.

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J8QV TIL in 1992 an Australian gambling syndicate bought almost all the combinations in a Virginia lottery and won, turning a $5M purchase into a $27M winnings
KY8j6 [TIL] Sushi, or vinegared rice, was initially used as a preservative for a dish called narezushi (馴れ寿司). The fermented rice was packed around raw salted fish, which in turn fermented and preserved the fish for months. Once the fish was consumed, the rice was thrown away.
d7m9 TIL that it is safe to eat the stickers that are on fruit, including the glue which is “food-grade”
bDYj TIL on Dec 25th (Christmas), a town in Peru celebrates ‘Takanakuy’. Men, women and children settle grudges from the past year with a fist fight in the town center. After the fight, fighters will drink alcohol to numb the pain and bring in the New Year.
PYJ5w TIL that King Charles I, King of England, already taken prisoner, attempted to escape but was captured and imprisoned in Carisbrooke Castle in the Isle of Wight in 1647