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TIL How India’s Champa Rice Fueled China’s Rise as a Society During the Song Dynasty and Onwards, so much so that it Helped China Double its Population from 11th to 12th Century

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xbJ1 TIL A man noticed his food going missing so he set up a webcam and found that a woman had been living in his closet for a year
ROv6 TIL that in 1994, Disney purchased the film rights for a movie centered on the Hasbro toy Stretch Armstrong. Danny DeVito was offered and accepted the titular role, but only on the stipulation that there be no jokes regarding his height. The film was subsequently scrapped.
QJvmL TIL that the youngest son of Benito Mussolini (Italian Dictator) is a Jazz Musician
R7Pea TIL I wasn't the only one mishearing the song "Blank Space", as many people also thought Taylor Swift was singing "Lonely Starbucks Lovers" instead of "Got a long list of ex-lovers"
Wk5Y4 TIL : Pacemaker was an accidental discovery by Wilson Greatbatch. Working on a heart-rhythm recorder, he mistakenly added an incorrect electronic component, so that the device produced electrical pulses instead of simply recording them.