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TIL: Vikings would take mushrooms, dress in the bear skins before battle. These were known as Berserkers

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e0ypD TIL that in Sumerian mythology, the god Enki was believed to have created the Tigris and Euphrates rivers by masturbating and ejaculating into their empty riverbeds.
YpYwG TIL that Burger King and Popeyes are owned by the same company.
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LQ1Rr TIL Dachshund (sausage dogs) were specifically bred to hunt European badgers and spent hours underground, facing the badger straight on and dragging it out by the face.