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TIL that there is a Japanese art of fixing broken pottery with gold called Kintsugi. The style embraces the flaws and imperfections of the artifact as well as highlights them.

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QVpp TIL in 2009, the home of 19 year old Kashmiri woman Rukhsana Kausar was invaded by 3 militants. Rakhsana disarmed two of them with an ax, killed the commander with his own rifle, and forced the others to flee. She was subsequently awarded India’s National Bravery Award and offered a police job.
KOy6B TIL a cartel of GE, Philips and other lightbulb makers conspired to make lightbulbs burn out sooner so people would have to replace the bulbs more. Called the Phoebus Cartel, they actually fined manufacturers whose lights lasted too long.
eVoD TIL Dave Chappelle based his character Clayton Bigsby (the black white supremacist) on his own blind grandfather.
G4rJ TIL That iodine deficiency currently affects around 2 billion people and is the leading preventable cause of intellectual disability.
8opG TIL - The name of the last Inca king was Tupac