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TIL Iceland has Europe's largest banana plantation
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TIL the 1980 satirical disaster comedy “Airplane!” is largely based on the 1957 drama “Zero Hour!” It follows the same plot, uses the same character name for the hero passenger, and parodies numerous scenes using the same dialog word for word.
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TIL Spanish speaking countries celebrate love AND friendship on valentines day. Extra depressing if you don’t have either.
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TIL of the tongue-eating louse. A parasite with detaches a fish's tongue and becomes a new, functional tongue. This is the only parasite known to replace a host organ.
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TIL that the yakuza has a written exam for it’s prospective members who have to pass it to join the yakuza. Topics range from theft consequences to illegal dumping.
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TIL Saudi Arabia tore down a centuries old Turkish fortress, at one time used to protect Mecca and the Kaaba from invaders and bandits, to build a Megahotel complex.