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TIL that in 2006, 75% of Chinese didn't know that sharks were killed to make shark fin soup. But now, 91% of Chinese support a nationwide ban, thanks to activism work by Yao Ming and others.

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pg5G TIL Yellow and red cards in football were invented in 1966 by Ken Aston, an English referee, who was frustrated due to the language barrier during the World Cup. Driving down Kensington High Street, he took a look at the traffic lights and found them a useful metaphor for caution and stopping play.
J17Q TIL: There is an area of the universe a billion light years across that has virtually nothing in it, not even dark matter.
DQaZV TIL the US Army released a series of FPS video games, on multiple mainstream gaming platforms, in an effort to recruit prospective soldiers
VB08Z TIL people aren't crazier in Florida. The stories are, at least in part, a result of Florida's arrest transparency laws.
nepZP TIL trees can stimulate cloud production in order to cool down by producing substances known as monoterpenes