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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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OGKbX TIL emojis and emoticons are not interchangeable words. Emoticans are made with characters - like :), :(, B-), O_O, while emojis are pictographs (literally meaning "picture character" in Japanese) - like the roughly corresponding 🙂, 😔, 😎, 😳
WkjwN TIL that the pen caps have holes in them to prevent suffocation, in case they were swallowed. As roughly 100 people die in the US each year from choking on pen lids
bbY7 TIL that in 2013, female stockings covered in fake male hair became a fashion hit in China as a way to deter unwanted male attention.
R7lL4 TIL several women have suffered miscarriages at work due to the harsh conditions in warehouses owned by XPO, the company that ships for Verizon, Nike, and Disney, among others.
WkdK4 TIL: Those neck things are called gaiters?!