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TIL American chickens can be processed in China, shipped back, and legally sold in the U.S. as American products

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TIL Iraq 1971 poison grain disaster has left 459 dead and 100,000 brain damaged. Farmers consumed grain treated with mercury fungicide, because they didn't understand English/Spanish warnings or skull/crossbones sign

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Neon light hidden behind a wall was left on for 77 years, generated $17k electric bills

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TIL Medieval Eltz Castle has remained with the same family for 860 years (33 generations)

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Price levels in European countries (2019 data)

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TIL Switzerland ended rabies epidemic by dropping chicken heads with vaccine from helicopters

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TIL expensive placebo pills are proven to be more effective than cheap ones

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Power line laid right through the skull in a pre-medieval undiscovered grave

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Woman protesting for LGBTQ rights in Warsaw, Poland pinned down by police officer (August 7, 2020)

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Military takes control of Myanmar; prime minister reported detained

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Europeana gives you access to millions of books, music, artworks and more by [deleted] in Internet

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Here, have some European Easter eggs: https://www.europeana.eu/en/galleries/easter-eggs

Romania Passes Law Banning Gender Studies, Following Hungary and Poland by useless_aether in Europe

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There is some antipathy towards gender studies in Poland, but they are not banned.

The Fez is popular in Muslim countries because it allows them to knock their heads against the ground in prayer while not getting in the way. by Chipit in TIL

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The floor boop

This painting of Danny DeVito

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Facebook math problems

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TIL that the Madagascar Sign Language is derived from the Norwegian Sign Language, since the education for deaf in the country was established by Norwegian missionaries. by Jashfior in TIL

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Madagascar, the new Scandinavia.

TIL American chickens can be processed in China, shipped back, and legally sold in the U.S. as American products by Saturday in TIL

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It was definitely Confucius, or similar philosopher

Town council in Spain delivers "lost" dog poop to owner's home

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