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TIL In China, the First of Ten Commandments "You shall have no other gods before me." was removed by the government's Patrol Inspection Team.

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wLgpE TIL: The Oval Office's current desk, a gift from Queen Victoria, was modified by FDR who had a carved front panel added to hide his leg braces. It has also been raised with a base because presidents from JFK to Reagan kept banging their knees against the underside.
nWl9B TIL about the South African Black Rain Frog that looks like an angry avacado and fills itself up with air to appear rounder, like a pufferfish, when feeling threatened.
bw6E TIL India celebrates Children’s Day on November 14th, exactly 9 months after Valentines Day.
6986Q TIL one of Canadian Club whiskey's most important clients during US Prohibition was Al Capone who smuggled thousands of cases from a route from Windsor to Detroit.
OopOg TIL Disney, Pixar, and Costco partnered together to sell a French wine to promote the film Ratatouille. They had to cancel the promotion due to the use of a cartoon character on the label.