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TIL Canada was so nice to their POW’s during World War 2 that almost 20% of them requested to stay after the war

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V74k TIL that Rupert Grint’s first ambition was to be an “Ice Cream Man” and bought an ice cream truck with his Harry Potter money
nWkG7 TIL That the human brain can generate enough electricity to light up a small LED bulb, although this electrical energy is not used to power the human body in a significant way. The electrical signals produced by the brain allow neurons to communicate with each other and can be measured using an
yVOaX TIL of there existed a government Music Bureau in Dynastic China aka the Ministry of Music which wasnt a music academy like today, it collected poems & musical scores & choreography to inform the emperor of the thoughts, feelings, and conditions of the various people in different parts of the empire
v17Yx TIL that professional farters, or flatulists, were entertainers in ancient and medieval times whose routines consisted of passing gas in an amusing manner. They could produce "various rhythms and pitches with their intestinal wind".
yVo8l TIL that Czech president Vaclav Havel appointed Frank Zappa as Special Ambassador to the West in 1990.