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TIL The Lululemon retail chain’s name came from the founder’s desire to watch Japanese people try to pronounce it

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gMdbX TIL that rice farmers often put fish into their water-laden fields in a process called “rice-fish culture.” The fish act as pest control, improve oxygen circulation, and can even fertilize the soil with their droppings. This can increase the crop yield by 10% or more.
jPGp TIL that Roman Emperor Augustus witnessed a man attempt to feed a slave to lampreys as a punishment for breaking a cup. Augustus freed the slave and had the rest of the man’s cups broken.
vPKpj TIL that the shortest war in history was between Britain and Zanzibar, lasting only 38 minutes on August 27, 1896, after the British attacked and destroyed the Zanzibar royal palace.
9YYM7 TIL that Hitler approved of a school to talk to dogs. One dog, when asked "Who is Adolf Hitler?" was trained to reply "Mein Fuhrer!"
Oo6ye TIL remains of a human-sized penguin have been discovered in New Zealand. The penguin was more than 5 feet tall and weighed more than 170 pounds.