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TIL The Roman Empire knew about Kenya (called Azania) and were trading partners with them.

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6EgOJ TIL that 12,000 bears are farmed for their bile in Asia which is used in traditional Chinese medicine and generates $2bn per year. Farming always involves surgery on the bears to insert a catheter or to cut a hole through the abdomen by which the bile leaks. Bear bile has no medicinal effect.
D1MLe TIL North Korea has made a single video game. "Pyongyang Racer" is a racing game reminiscent of 32-bit era graphics. It was developed by university students and published by the country's travel company
16pn8 TIL Paro international airport is one of the hardest airports to land it, and only 8 pilots are certified to land there.
GYZWG TIL Gene Roddenberry wrote lyrics for the Star Trek theme, never intending for them to be used. This got him 50 percent of the royalties.
aXpo TIL that the actress who played Aunt Bethany in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation was the same lady who provided the voice for Betty Boop and Olive Oyl