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Jul 01, 2020

TIL: Most wasabi served outside of Japan isn't real wasabi, but a mixture of horseradish, mustard and food colouring. Authentic wasabi is the most expensive crop in the world to grow and is immensely difficult to cultivate. Once grated, wasabi root loses its flavour within 15 minutes.

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May 23, 2020

TIL: An estimated 8 million war horses were killed in conflict during WW I. They were used to help carry food, water, ammunition & medical supplies. More than a million dogs were also killed. They were used as messengers, sentries, rescuers, and small beasts of burden

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Feb 19, 2020

TIL that some farmers in Bangladesh are now raising ducks instead of chicken because ducks can float during floods.

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Feb 07, 2020

TIL that nearly half of Americans would have trouble finding $400 to pay for an emergency.

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Feb 05, 2020

TIL a student on his first airplane flying lesson had his instructor pass out, and managed to land the plane safely with help and guidance from the tower operators.

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Nov 07, 2019

TIL Marie Curie's belongings will be radioactive for another 1,500 years and all guests are expected to sign a liability waiver and wear protective gear to get access as the items are contaminated with radium 226. Her body is also radioactive and was placed in a coffin lined with lead.

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Nov 02, 2019

TIL that the Polish Government in Exile, formed after the Nazi and Soviet invasion in 1939, refused to recognize the Polish People's Republic until fair elections were held. They continued to have a president, PM, and a cabinet that met every week in London until 1990 when democracy was restored

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Oct 21, 2019

TIL 300,000 students in Monrtréal protested for over 100 days over a 75% hike in tuition prices.

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Oct 03, 2019

TIL that the final science exam for 8th grade students in Ketchikan Alaska is a 2 night survival trip on an uninhabited island.

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Sep 26, 2019

TIL "Japan was changed forever by the devastating triple tragedy that unfolded on March 11, 2011, bringing an earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis." "The total cost of the catastrophe has been put at $286 billion by the World Bank, making it the most expensive disaster of all time."

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Aug 15, 2019

TIL that in 2016, the worlds tallest waterslide decapitated a 10 year old due to gross negligence and all charges were dismissed.

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Jun 23, 2019

TIL President Taft loved to eat roasted opossum, and even served it at Thanksgiving at the White House in 1909.

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Jun 08, 2019

TIL China banned Back to the Future because it contained time travel.

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Apr 24, 2019

TIL that while Alcoholics Anonymous claims the program, based on self-reported data, worked for 75 percent of people, a psychiatry professor from Harvard Medical School found the success rate to be actually only 5 to 8 percent.

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