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TIL it is illegal to download the anarchist’s cookbook in the UK

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5VA6r TIL Vietnamese fish sauce is made by layering fresh anchovies and sea salt in large wooden barrels, which are then left outside in the sun for months until the heat breaks down the anchovy-salt mixture and it becomes a "sauce."
jNy1a TIL scientists have found a way to make a mini dam. They can harvest the mechanical energy from the falling rain, and they convert it into electrical energy.
OGGOY TIL that Tom Cruise went to seminary school and wanted to become a Catholic priest, until he was booted for stealing the priests’ booze.
mODx TIL that members of Scientology’s inner circle have to work 100+ hours/week for the church, face severe restrictions on family affairs, and can be sent to a private prison to do hard labor if they break church rules
loExV TIL that the apple tree that inspired Sir Isaac Newton's theory of gravity is still alive and producing fruit