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TIL that 49% of total revenue earned by KFC is made in China

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XExPD TIL about the boxer crab (Lybia tessellata), which carries poisonous sea anemones around in its claws as deadly weapons to punch its prey with.
QNxK9 TIL In 2019, the Wuhan Zoo put giant panda feces on display in the science gallery, and advised visitors to take a sniff
mPvp TIL: Since criminalization of buying sex in Sweden prostitution hasn’t decreased, violence against prostitutes has increased and Sweden now trails virtually all of Western Europe in harm prevention for prostitutes[pdf].
P1Xaw TIL in 2017 North Korea arrested US tourist Otto Warmbier for stealing a poster. When he was released from prison to US delegates, he was in a vegetative state and died soon. The US delegates were handing a bill for $2 million for his "medical treatment".
b640Z TIL Pipe organs, such as those commonly found in churches, predate Christianity itself, having been invented circa 200 BC. They were also frequently played in ancient Greek/Roman sporting events, much like in stadiums today