Mar 14 2017
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Places

Fact #1314: There is a “white man” café in Tokyo where Japanese ladies ring a bell to summon tuxedo-wearing caucasians who respond with “yes, princess?” and serve them cake.

Source: http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2008/01/20/general/savor-the-sensation-of-being-a-princess/#.WP5OC_RHbCQ

Mar 13 2017
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Food

Fact #1313: Swedish Fish, are the exact same candy as Sour Patch Kids, just without the sour sugar.

Source: http://www.candystore.com/brands/sour-patch-kids/

Mar 10 2017
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Science

Fact #1312: Fabric softeners work by coating the fibers of your clothes in a layer of fat.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabric_softener

Mar 09 2017
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Religion

Fact #1311: TIL Israeli elementary schools tend not to use the ‘+’ symbol since it looks like the Christian cross.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plus_and_minus_signs#Alternative_plus_sign

Mar 08 2017
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Food, Language

Fact 1310: “Sushi” literally means “it’s sour”, which dates back to the method of preserving meat, typically seafood, through fermentation using rice and salt.

Source: http://www.thekitchn.com/what-exactly-is-sushi-103062

Mar 07 2017
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Science

Fact #1309: Triton, the largest moon of Neptune, is the only moon in our solar system with a retrograde orbit – an orbit in the opposite direction its planet, and is thus thought to be a dwarf planet that Neptune caught from the Kuiper belt.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triton_(moon)

Mar 06 2017
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History

Fact #1308: The act of “Booing” originated from people attempting to mimic cattle sounds in order to show disapproval for an event.

Source: http://www.theboobirds.com/boo.htm

Mar 03 2017
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Food, Science

Fact #1307: Ketchup is technically a solid, not a liquid, and there is an entire discipline – rheology – devoted to these sorts of solids.

Source: https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/getting-tomato-sauce-out-of-the-bottle-minus-the-mess

Mar 02 2017
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Animals

Fact #1306: When bottle feeding a kitten, you should NEVER put the kitten on their back. Doing so can cause the kitten to drown.

Source: http://snapcats.org/bottlekittens.htm

Mar 01 2017
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Animals, Places

Fact #1305: A plague known as “rat flood” strikes northeastern India every 48 years, in which a horde of rats emerges from the jungle and devours all its path.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mautam

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