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TIL that the president’s limo comes with a fridge full of his blood type

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kODkW TIL that Vietnam actually kept the American Embassy in Saigon and gave it back to the USA when they returned in 1995, the USA decided to demolish it themselves in 1998.
7Lnb TIL that in Japan there’s a communal event called ‘rui-katsu’ (tear-seeking). It’s when people get together to watch sad clips and then cry to relieve stress.
v1M6B TIL of William Burke, a Scottish murderer who would sell corpses for a profit to medical researchers. After he was hanged for his crimes, scientists dissected him, wrote with his blood, and bound a book with his skin.
BaND TIL that the use of the word “terrific” to mean “wonderful” dates only to 1888. Prior to that, it was a synonym for “horrific.”
VK7G TIL: No human has won a tournament standard chess game against a high spec computer since 2005.