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TIL the hottest talk show in China is hosted by a transgender woman called JingXing, she is officially recognized as a woman by the Chinese government

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XEknr TIL China has banned 'seductive' banana-eating while live-streaming to clamp down on inappropriate and erotic online content
AD9PB TIL that ~300 million years ago, when trees died, they didn’t rot. It took 60 million years later for bacteria to evolve to be able to decompose wood. Which is where most our coal comes from
jNBnQ TIL about Kentucky abolitionist politician Cassius Marcellus Clay. During a debate in 1843, he survived an assassination attempt due to his political views. Despite being shot in the chest, Clay drew his Bowie knife, tackled his would be assassin, cut out his eyes, and threw him over an embankment.
9RDQ TIL Marvel created a superhero, Blue Ear, who wears a hearing aid solely because a 4 year old boy refused to wear one, stating “superheroes don’t wear hearing aids”.
MeajA TIL Lighthouses had different techniques for rotating the light, most being too slow, making the light less visible. Augustin Fresnel proposed a mercury flotation system in 1825. Despite some lenses weighing over 6,000 lbs. the design reduced friction, increased rotation, and ultimately saved lives.