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TIL - In Milwaukee, it is a Christmas tradition to eat raw ground beef and onions on rye bread

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1rPd TIL that in Armenia, all children aged 6 and up are taught chess at school, as it is a mandatory part of their curriculum.
MenpW TIL besides the Illiad and the Oddyssey there were at least six more ancient Greek poems related to the Trojan War, collectivelly known as the "Epic Cycle", but only some fragments of them have survived to the present.
4KKa TIL When Switzerland refused to sell North Korea ski lifts, North Korea responded with calling it an instance of “serious human rights abuse”
8klP TIL that the Oakland Police Department spent $15,000 to modify the tailpipes of their Harley motorcycles to make them LOUD.
4kn5o TIL that when Gallup conducted a survey in 1944 asking Americans "What do you think we should do with Japan after the war?" 13% favored "Killing off" all the Japanese, 33% thought it should be split up or destroyed while the rest favored either supervision or rehabilitation.