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TIL that figs are carnivorous

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R7pxa TIL of "begpackers", mainly white young travelers who beg or sell cheap trinkets on Asian streets to live on.
4kLkw TIL that samosa a triangular Indian snack is banned in certain areas of Somalia because the local militant group Al Shadab felt that the triangular shape represented the holy trinity.
D107v TIL: British Navy officers play Britney Spears songs to scare off Somali pirates. The rationale of playing these songs is because, supposedly, Somali pirates have a strong dislike for western culture and music, which make Britney Spears’ songs a perfect fit to make them move on quickly.
0dyMp TIL that Joachim de Alameda was not the original actor cast to be "Bucho" in Robert Rodriguez's "Desperado"...it was supposed to be Raul Julia.
gMbRy TIL that actress and comedian Katherine Ryan got fired from a college job at Hooters because she wrote "club sandwiches not seals" on the lunch board