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TIL in Japan people must adhere to government-mandated waistline limits. Those who are too fat must attend counseling and support sessions. Local governments and companies that don't meet specific targets are fined

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OGJ57 TIL that the King of Tonga keeps an official court jester, the only such appointment in any modern royal court.
M7GZ7 TIL Louis XIV had an elephant at Versailles, a gift from Portugal's king in 1668. The animal became part of the Ménagerie, the palace's zoo, and was fed 80 pounds of bread, 12 pints of wine, and two buckets of soup daily. It is the only African elephant recorded in Europe between 1483 and 1862.
R7Kx7 TIL about mate choice copying, a phenomenon in many animal species including humans where a potential mate is seen as more desirable if they've already been selected by another mate. It is more likely to occur when the current mate is seen as attractive and is also more prominent in women than men.
Yp0Zx TIL that the past tense for the English word ‘dare’ is 'durst’
epeZg TIL that George Washington only left the present-day United States one time in his life, when he traveled to Barbados with his brother in 1751.