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TIL That Australia's Last Flamingo Died In 2018 ....

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Oox87 TIL about "M", a woman from Massachusetts who, after a shingles episode, got a "constant, relentless itch" on her scalp - so severe, one night she scratched through the skull all the way into her brain
oByaE TIL during the 14th century Plague, the ever-present threat of death lead to many people to either religion or constant satisfying of physical desires. This combination of opposing coping mechanisms lead to a later artistic genre called "Danse Macabre" or "Dance of Death"
kOr07 TIL the real "Soup Nazi", Ali Yeganeh, did not like the Seinfeld character based off him. When Jerry Seinfeld visited his restaurant a few weeks after the episode aired, Seinfeld sarcastically apologized to Yeganeh. Yeganeh bellowed "no soup for you!" and ejected Seinfeld from his restaurant.
Y7ydd TIL that much like champagne, the term "haute couture" is strictly protected by France
bgX9 TIL that São Paulo, the world’s fourth largest metropolis, banned all outdoor advertising with no ill effect. “The law is now so popular that some companies that were able through legal action to maintain some outdoor presence chose not to, so as not to be seen as flying in the face of [it]”