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TIL in the original story of Aladdin, it is implied that Aladdin is actually Chinese

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pYe6A TIL: Banyan merchant is an expression used widely in the Indian Ocean trade to refer to Indian merchants who are clearly distinguished from others, by their clothing, their religious and cultural dietary choices, and the manner in which they conduct trade
kGAe TIL the producer of the song “I put a spell on you” brought in ribs and chicken and got everybody drunk. Then went on to say “… I don’t even remember making the record.”
b6kmE TIL that in Yukon, Canada, there is a "desert" between mountains and forests. Despite the name, scientifically is not a desert in the traditional sense, are dunes created by glaciers 24,000 years ago, but locals nickname the place as "the world smallest desert".
47MJ TIL That if the United States makes it past June 2019 without a recession this would be the longest time in American history
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