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TIL of the Sampit Conflict (2001), in which indigenous Dayak went back to their headhunting ways and massacred/beheaded hundreds of migrant Madurese people in the city of Sampit. Around 500-1000 people were killed and 100-700 were beheaded.

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5VXJk TIL Independent Chinese families are classified accordingly to their stove. In the case of a father's death, the eldest son inherits the stove and the younger brothers transfer the coals to their own new stoves. This invites the Stove god to join their new households and is called "pun chu".
A5nn TIL Brandon Routh, who starred in Superman Returns, and Jason Momoa, who will play Aquaman in upcoming DC films, are from the same small Iowa town, went to the same highschool, and played on the soccer team together
m1YrE TIL that an axolotl has this unique ability to regenerate almost anything you cut off them, they can even regenerate spinal cords, eyes and even parts of their brains.
j6MdQ TIL Nose blindness (also known as “olfactory adaptation,” or “olfactory fatigue”) causes your brain to let go of certain smells, like the one of your own house! Not being able to smell your body odor or your regular perfume is also an example of olfactory adaptation or nose blindness.
dDRgE TIL that during his time as the narrator for the US version of the first four seasons of the children's TV show Thomas the Tank Engine, George Carlin spoke his lines to a teddy bear in the booth because he was nervous about performing without an audience.