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epMpk TIL that the birds we call Penguins today are not actually penguins at all but another species of bird that was named after them because of their looks and their are no true penguins alive today.
GApQN TIL In Qatar, a special license is required for people to be able to purchase pork or alcohol products. Pork and alcohol products are also subject to a 100% "sin tax".
OG4Q1 TIL: The full quote is "The customer is always right in matters of taste"
Zp7GD TIL That pillows were started around 7000 BC in Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. You slept on a stone to keep insects from crawling into the holes in your head. This meant they were not originally made for comfort.
e0r74 TIL that a literary prank 1963 convinced germany that Hansel and Gretel were real.