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TIL South Koreans consume the most hard liquor in the world

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PYgJw TIL that the game Snakes and Ladders originated in ancient India and was called Moksha Patam. The morality lesson of the game was that a person can attain salvation (Moksha) through doing good, whereas by doing evil, one will inherit rebirth to lower forms of life.
ok9K TIL that watches have “IIII” instead of “IV” for 4 because a French king thought it looked better. Watches with “IV” are likely British just to piss the French off.
KYyp9 TIL the vast majority of people are unable to control their goosebumps.
bbZE TIL that in the middle of the Pacific Ocean there is an area where spacecraft pieces entering orbit generally land, or crash. It’s called the “Spacecraft Cemetery” and its wreckage includes the Mir Space Station.
R7Er1 TIL while "instant mashed potatoes" tend to be associated with modern and instant foods, the process of drying and grinding starchy vegetables for storage goes back to ancient times. The Incas made a freeze-dried potato food called chuño and Japanese Ainu cuisine also uses ground and dried potatoes.