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TIL that there are many untouched plane wrecks in the UK dating from WWII, and that removing anything from the wreckage site is an offence under law

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59r8 TIL that the name “Pakistan” was devised in 1933 as the acronym for: Punjab, Afghan, Kashmir, Sindh, and BalochiSTAN. Also, in Farsi and Urdu, “Pak” means “clean” and “-stan” means country
gAE8 TIL there’s a diamond mine in Siberia so large that helicopter traffic over it is prohibited due to several incidents in which they were “sucked in.”
vQ5K TIL Sushi doesn’t refer to the fish or the nori wrapping, but rather the vinegared rice, which is considered the most important component and backbone of sushi.
PbvL TIL that in South Korea many people believe that sleeping in a closed room with a fan on will kill you
ADx17 TIL of Antonio Paoli, a Puerto Rican tenor considered one of the most outstanding opera singers of all time. During WWI, when all opera houses closed, he lost his voice and became a profession boxer (5-1), retiring after breaking his wrist. He retrained and gained his voice back after the war.