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TIL real wasabi is actually pretty rare, expensive, and loses flavor within 15 minutes, so most of the time it’s actually made from horseradish.

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GYVl1 TIL that during the 1908 Olympics in London, the Russians showed up 12 days late due to the fact that they were using the Julian calendar instead of the Gregorian calendar.
y0Wa TIL Norway knighted a penguin in 2008. He is the mascot and Colonel-in-Chief of the Norwegian Royal Guard, and his full name is Sir Nils Olav II
W7EAd Today I learned that "dark mode" in graphical user interfaces could cause difficulty reading fonts for people with astigmatism
Egedx TIL Cows were brought to Japan from China in the 2nd century. Until the Meiji Restoration in 1868, they were used only as draught animals, in agriculture, forestry, mining and for transport, also a source of fertilizer. Due to cultural and religious reasons, meat and milk was not consumed.
Y7knr TIL When William The Conqueror of England died, the body exploded when they tried to stuff him into the too-small stone coffin.