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TIL in 2014 a Malaysian man bought a "penis enlarger" online but scammers simply sent him a magnifying glass instead

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b678p TIL that the popularity of Tom Yum and other Thai dishes led to the employment of 120,000 people in Malaysia
5VJ98 TIL: The Nazis never bothered to repeal Germany's Weimar Constitution, which strongly protected personal liberty. Instead, Hitler legally invoked an "emergency" that allowed the government to take any measure it wished to "protect public safety," rendering the constitution effectively powerless.
yJjV TIL Zebras actually have a black skin, with white stripes - not the other way around.
OGKVX TIL that it wasn’t until 30 July 1956 that “In God We Trust” became the official U.S. motto. President Dwight Eisenhower signed a law passed by the 84th Congress, replacing “E Pluribus Unum” (Latin: “Out of many, one”), which has appeared on the Great Seal of the United States since 1782.
QJK8X TIL that Arkansas and Kansas are derived from similarly named Native American tribes, but Arkansas took the French spelling while Kansas used the English spelling. The "s" at the end of French words is usually silent. This is why the two almost identical words are pronounced differently.