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TIL that Buddhists create sand mandalas only to destroy them, to teach the belief that nothing lasts forever.

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x6blB TIL that some members of the Sama-Banjau ethnic group intentionally rupture their ear drums at a young age in order to improve their ability to dive & hunt at sea. This allows them to dive for extended periods of time between varying depths without worrying about pain from water pressure changes
4Ybo TIL Ben Franklin left the cities of Boston and Philadelphia $2,000 in his will, but they could not draw the full balance for 200 years. In 1990, the cities received $6.5 million.
5VVNp TIL that the Vietnam War is called the "Resistance War Against America" by the Vietnamese
eKQE TIL In 1958 Dutch Composer Tom Dissevelt tried to make “popular” electronic music. This track was the result. You could say he was 30 years ahead of his time.
69NE7 TIL lumps of ice from 5 kg to more than 50 kg in mass can form in the atmosphere and hit the ground like a meteor.