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TIL that a town in Peru celebrates “Takanakuy” on Dec. 25 every year, where men and women settle grudges from the past year by calling each other out and having a fistfight.

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GYLyj TIL hearing your own voice and/or breathing in your ears is not normal. It can be caused by Patulous Eustachian tube disorder. The tube helps equalize pressure in your head. It’s normally closed, but stays open occasionally with the disorder. It only affects about 1% of the population.
MRBb TIL in 2006, soup kitchens in France associated with a far-right organization were closed down by police because they only served pork. Protesters accused the kitchens of discriminating against Jews and Muslims who can’t eat the meat due to their religion.
rRn61 TIL that DNA companies to that analyze your DNA to find where your local origins are from, are just guesses at best. Identical twins who sent their probes in, didn’t get same results. Experts in this video state that those analysis are only a product for entertainment with low accuracy.
ANQna TIL that Bertha Mulvihill a survivor of the titanic had written stuff like: “What time did you hear of the disaster? I AM SO GLAD I WAS IN IT… The scene was awful. Don’t think me mad to be happy to witness the sight… I am awfully happy-like the night I was born-never felt happier in my life”
WPmY TIL that the majority of nations hold their elections on either Saturday or Sunday. The US, UK and Canada are part of the minority of nations that traditionally hold elections on a weekday.