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TIL A renowned Pakistani fabric, Ajrak makes use of camel and cow dung in it's manufacturing.

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ADnNg TIL Swedish band Roxette's success in the US is directly attributed to a Minnesotan who studied abroad in Sweden. He passed off their CD to a Minneapolis DJ and 'The Look' quickly became a fan favorite. Other stations followed suit and record label decided to take the act international.
PYG0G TIL there is a collection agency that specializes in collecting library late fees, and have collected over $1 billion in fines on behalf of 2,000 libraries
e0p4L Yes. Marc Levine, the chief of gastrointestinal radiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, has found that a competitive eater’s stomach works more like an expanding balloon than a squeezing sac.
VBvX0 TIL that Elizabeth Monroe, the fifth first lady, managed to get Lafayette's wife (Marie-Adrienne Lafayette) out of prison during the French Revolution.
woLa8 TIL that a Wall Street restaurant, The Exchange Buffet, operated on the honour system, where customers would tally their own bills. It ran successfully from 1885 to 1963