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TIL Jello is made used farm animals.

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GAKm5 TIL: Japanese nobles, particularly children of the Imperial Family still receive their education at Gakushūin. It was founded in 1847 and meant to educate children of noble birth with limited spots to the public from preschool to university. Many current politicians and generals come from there.
j6jMn TIL that the Italian mafia's scammed people with counterfeit olive oil. It's lucrative but less risky than smuggling drugs.
4Xg1b TIL A maximum-security prison in Uganda has a soccer league (run and played by prisoners), with an annual soccer tournament. The tournament is taken very seriously; they have a uniforms, referees, cleats, and a 30-page constitution. The winning team gets prizes such as soap, sugar, and a goat.
b9BY4 TIL that Manta Rays live in groups of friends that are not necessarily family, a behavior very rare in nature
4XV7a TIL that the creator of the Carolina Reaper (the hottest pepper in the world) claims to have unreleased peppers that are more than twice as hot.