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TIL a Univ. of Manchester debate on feminism and censorship was canceled when the student union barred both speakers due to the university’s “safe space” policy

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BgvNe TIL, White Horse Temple, the first Buddhist temple in China, was desecrated heavily during the Cultural Revolution. At the same time, when the King of Cambodia requested to visit the temple, the Chinese authorities quickly restored it including placing artefacts from other museums in the temple.
jNvMM TIL : about Maria Yzabell Angel Palma of The Philippines. In 2016 at 19 yo (grade 10), she developed AirDisc, a COOLing system with no freon gas and consumes ~75% less against the current cooling technology. And she discover this while making an eco friendly OVEN.
ADjlx TIL about Izumi Sakai, the vocalist and de facto leader of the J-Pop band Zard. After she died from an accident while undergoing treatment for cancer, a posthumous single was released and used as a theme song for her favorite anime Detective Conan
4Xoea TIL that before toilet paper was widely available, it was common to use pages from the Sears catalog.
womrW TIL in 1978 McDonald's gave away free razor blades with their breakfast