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TIL there's a "sex for fish" trade in some developing African countries, in which women have transactional sex with fishermen to secure their supply of fish.

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0wBpL TIL that the ashes given to family members after a person has been cremated aren’t actually ashes, they are just pulverized bone fragments.
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j69EM TIL that the average chocolate bar contains 30 insect fragments due to unavoidable contamination — in the US, the FDA sets limits to the numbers allowed per food item (in chocolate, max. 60 insect fragments and 1 rodent hair per 100g)
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bPDj TIL in the ‘Mosque of the Prophet’ in Medina, where the prophet Muhammad is buried, there is an empty spot beside Muhammad reserved for Jesus. It is believed Jesus will return; kill the Antichrist, rule for 40 years, and then be buried next to Muhammad. He will also break the cross and kill the pigs