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TIL that Keith Richards Wrote ‘(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction’ In His Sleep

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4Xw45 TIL that the majority of the Great Wall of China has broken down or disappeared. Only sections built in the Ming Dynasty (roughly 10% of it) is still in good condition.
rRpQ4 TIL that the invention of early bikes was prompted by a vulcanic eruption in Indonesia that led to a year without summer and the starvation of many horses.
VMNLD TIL laser hair removal is sometimes used after gender reassignment surgery to remove hair growth in the vagina.
woPW TIL Airline food tastes bad because the low humidity and pressurized environment numbs our taste buds.
Ppan TIL that the reason for hilarious Mandarin-English mistranslations (specifically in grocery stores) is because the first variation of the syllable pronounced “GAN” means “dry”, but the fourth variation translates to “fuck”.