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TIL The South Korean government has decided that kimchi should no longer be referred to as pàocài (“pickled vegetables”) in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, but should have its own name, xīnqí, to distinguish it from other types of pickled vegetables

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OGgVX In 1969, Alan Funt, the creator of the television prank show Candid Camera, was on board an airplane that got hijacked. His fellow passengers recognized him and refused to believe the hijacking was real. They were finally convinced after the hijackers forced the plane to land in Cuba.
x6BB1 TIL Alcohol isn't allowed on the International Space Station. It's not banned purely for intoxication or health risk. It's banned because alcohol is a volatile compound which can damage the ISS' water filtration system. NASA also bans mouthwash, aftershave and perfumes for this same reason.
loDV5 TIL although the United States Mint Police is one of the oldest federal law enforcement agencies, only one of its officers has died in the line of duty since 1792 - a motorcycle accident in 2005
M7gvb TIL The bricks of the great wall of China were held together by a mortar made with of sticky rice flour and slaked lime for the Ming Dynasty section of the wall. It had more strength and water resistance than lime mortar.
WkZ8B TIL in 1922 Raymond DeWalt invented the Radial Arm Saw, with the first saw blade driven directly by a motor. Naming it the "Wonder-Worker," he then started the DeWalt company which still exists today. Once a versatile staple of home workshops, the Radial Arm Saw is in extremely limited use today.