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TIL in 1991, the little plastic ball in cans of Guinness won the Queens Award for Technological Advancement, beating the Internet and Email.

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VDY4 TIL falcons on the Moroccan island of Mogador catch small birds, then remove their flight and tail feathers and imprison them in crevasses in the rock to eat later.
egv5 TIL that the Red carpet culture dates back to ancient Greece. Earliest mention being in the play Agamemnon, where the “Crimson path” was to signify the stature, as it was luxury fit only for the gods.
0NxR TIL that in 2000, three Colombian gunmen made the mistake of trying to kidnap the family of Bernardo Tobar, one of the top rated shooters in the country, while he was returning from the range. He shot two of them dead with his target pistol.
oyQR TIL George Lucas planned to become a professional race-car driver, however, a terrible car accident just after his high school graduation ended that dream permanently.
wmPP TIL if men wear green hats in China, it implies their wife or girlfriend is unfaithful.