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TIL of Botswana’s vibrant metalhead scene, where heavy metal is combined with traditional African musical styles to create a unique type of music.

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w6R8 TIL the leader of Myanmar (formerly Burma) was advised by a wizard that his country was leaning too far to the left, politically. To remedy this, he forced the population to drive on the right side of the road, causing mass confusion.
RyX6 TIL Towers in New York can fake and exaggerate how many floors they have, using tricks like different sets of elevators to hide the missing floors
VDlD TIL that a Mango craze went on in China during the Cultural Revolution and that a man compared a mango to a sweet potato. He was put on trial for malicious slander and executed.
v10NL TIL that the tradition of brides wearing white at their weddings started with Queen Victoria in 1840
O51 TIL: There is a FAKE, full-sized McDonalds in California that exists only for shooting movies and commercials.