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TIL the Butonese a local ethnic group from Indonesia uses the Korean writing system to write their language.

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VBdGZ TIL if a watermelon is beginning to foam it has a chance of exploding.
Zp0Ap TIL Winston Churchill's most famous painting sold for over £8 million in 2021. It was originally given as gift for President Roosevelt in 1943. Churchill only took up painting aged 40 when his career was on a downward trajectory.
D16gg TIL Cuttlefish shells, also known as Cuttlebones, have unique mechanical properties that have inspired new technologies like bone graft substitutes, superconductor scaffolding, and new biomimetic material designs. Cuttlebones are mostly used as calcium supplement toys for birds.
W7gGo TIL the term "Siamese twins" comes from the twin conjoined brothers Chang and Eng Bunker who were born in Siam, now Thailand. When they first arrived in England to become circus exhibits, they were called “The Siamese Twins.”
5Y6r9 TIL The 1973 Czech film "Three Wishes for Cinderella" is so popular in Norway that the Norwegian government financed a HD digital restoration of it in 2015.