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TIL that due to a successful ad in 1974, on Christmas day in Japan so many people order KFC that you need to order it months in advance.

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0wPEy TIL a man with an IQ of 48 was banned from having sex
j66xp TIL in 2009, a New Zealand man tied a shoelace around his little finger to act as a tourniquet and cut the finger off with a jigsaw. He then cooked it in a pan with some vegetables and ate its flesh. The act of self-cannibalism occurred during an episode of depression.
xa75 TIL someone bought a Tibetan Mastiff puppy in China for $1.5 million.
KOvbR Today I learned there is 8D music, that makes you think you're at a live concert when you listen to it with any headphones. Here's an epic example from the legend Hans Zimmer.
jNDXa TIL Disney employs the use of sentinel chickens to determine if the mosquito population in the area is carrying any diseases