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TIL that Thailand is the second most common place for American tourists to die abroad, after Mexico.

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oByZR TIL that the Pentagon has a full-blown battle plan against zombies, for in-house training. In this document, zombies are categorized, from "evil, magic" zombies to "vegetarian" zombies which groan "graaaains" instead of the usual "braaaains".
OGn8a TIL: One of the most expensive books ever listed on Amazon was a biology textbook about flies selling for $23,698,655.98 USD- due to a competitive dynamic pricing algorithm gone mad; discovered by accident when a post doctoral student wanted to buy a copy of the out of print book.
wDY6 TIL that French people name their dog according to the year. An alphabet letter is allotted to each year (except K, Q, W, X, Y, Z); the dog’s name starts with the letter. So, if you know a dog’s name, you know its age.
oBRjW TIL during the Hungarian revolution (against the Soviets), the Hungarians cut out the communist seal from their flag. This Hungarian flag with a hole in the center became a symbol of the revolution.
kO7Re TIL in Japan couples and close family members use Mimikaki, a wooden stick with a hook to clear out each others ears. This is seen as both a show of trust and affection.