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TIL that Japan withdrew funding from UNESCO after Nanjing Massacre documents were inscribed in the UN body’s Memory of the World list.

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78J8r TIL King Henry VIII of England hired four men who regularly checked his faeces, monitored his bowel movements and wiped his bottom. They were appropriately called ‘Grooms of the King’s Stool’ and all of them were eventually knighted.
loPPK TIL that Costco sells over 100 million hot dogs annually, which is more than every MLB stadium combined.
yQW9X TIL Steven Soderbergh wrote & David Gordon Green planned to direct an adaptation of "A Confederacy of Dunces" starring Will Ferrell, but after it was delayed in part due to Hurricane Katrina & the murder of Louisiana's State Film Commissioner, Soderbergh pronounced the project "cursed"
XWD TIL Pope Benedict XVI was accused of conspiracy to cover up sexual abuse in the United States, but at the Vatican’s request, president George W. Bush Granted him immunity from prosecution
1aL9O TIL rosemary is poisonous in large quantities. Rosemary is up to 0.5% camphor by weight; 400 grams of rosemary contains up to 2 grams of camphor, which is enough to cause serious toxicity.