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TIL Harold Ramis took meth right before his military draft physical to get out of the Vietnam war.

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oBLXK TIL Students in Finland have coveralls to wear to parties
epMOg TIL of Rough and Tumble Fighting or "Gouging", a martial art attested from rural southern and frontier areas in the 18th and 19th centuries in which mutilation of the opponent was a basic fighting technique (disturbing description)
PYkon TIL that the south-asian kingdom of Bhutan uses GNH (Gross National Happiness) to measure its growth and success, instead of GDP (Gross Domestic Product).
4PKg TIL a man leaped from a 7th story balcony at a Chinese shopping mall after his girlfriend refused to stop shopping. He reportedly told her she had ‘more shoes than she could wear in a lifetime’ before jumping to his death.
j6r4N TIL the term “Blowing Smoke up your ass” has its roots in life saving science.