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TIL that the first country to ban foie gras on the grounds of cruelty was Nazi Germany.

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1aA68 TIL about Ben Taylor, who in 2017 responded to what sounded like a classic "Nigerian prince" scam on Facebook, and ended up befriending the man and raising thousands for a poor community in Liberia.
EK1o TIL All prisoners in Norway have internet in their cells.
7rB1p TIL There's a fish called the Sarcastic Fringehead that has a secretive and terrifying rainbow mouth full of little teeth.
KG0E TIL that businesses like McDonald’s and Starbucks buy chairs with low ‘butt ratings’ that have a measured time before they become too uncomfortable for patrons to stay.
XErWk TIL about "The Demon Core", a mass of plutonium that was responsible for the death of two scientists on two separate occasions.