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TIL electric cars can drive through deep water unscathed
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TIL that chopsticks actually replaced forks in China after they were developed, as opposed to the country having never developed them as many people think.
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TIL it’s legal to eat Guinea Pig in the United States. It falls under the same exotic meats category as rabbit, bison, and venison.
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TIL the word "mesmerize" comes from the name of Franz Anton Mesmer, an Austrian physician from the 1700s who is considered to be the father of modern hypnosis.
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TIL in 2017, several Soviet Time Capsules were unearthed on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Russian Revolution. They were buried at the 50th anniversary in 1967 and contained a lot of hopeful writings for 2017.
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TIL in pre-industrial times (before electricity) it was normal to get up for a couple of hours in the middle of the night, resume normal activities and then return back to sleep until morning.