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TIL that Kinder Surprise eggs are illegal to import into the USA

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R0E4 TIL that a Brazilian diplomat in Hamburg handed out visas to jews during WWII without identifying them as such, defying the Brazilian policy
x67V5 TIL Dog Dancing from King of the Hill is real and it’s an international competition that takes place at the world's preeminent dog dancing stage, Crufts dog show, in Birmingham, England.
96vX TIL that about 4 million cats are eaten in Asia every year.
p8MBG TIL that there is now unrefutable evidence that confirms the validity of the previously-labeled "absurd" theory that humans existed in the Americas before the end of the last ice age, further suggesting that a cataclysmic event could have wiped out a previously unknown civilization
mndp TIL that panic grass grows in Yellowstone park at soil temperatures of 50C (125F). In order to do this, the plant needs the presence of a particular type of fungus. But the fungus in turns needs to be infected with a particular virus. All three are required to survive at this temperature.