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TIL Every Christmas Day an estimated 3.6 million Japanese families treat themselves to KFC in what has become a nationwide tradition

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JYJBQ TIL about enclaves and other geographic anomalies: Dahala Khagrabari, a piece of India within a piece of Bangladesh within a piece of India within Bangladesh; and Vulcan Point, the world’s largest island within a lake that is situated on an island located in a lake
WkJR9 TIL - Scientists were investigating why thousands of dead fish would occasionally appear on the banks of an African river. They discovered that the fish were dying due to the huge numbers of hippos pooping in the water.
woXxY TIL The most powerful wind turbine generator worldwide today generates 14,7MW of electricity. It was developed for offshore wind farms
wLVEW TIL that scientists were able to use a spinach leaf as scaffolding to build a mini working human heart.
nJad TIL Papa John’s really doesn’t want anyone to know what their “better ingredients” are.