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TIL Whenever a new Podestà was elected in 16th century Treviso Italy, the Fontana Delle Tette had red wine flowing from one of the woman’s breasts while white wine poured from the other. The torrent of free tipples lasted for three days and was free for all citizens

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X01xr TIL: A town in Nevada STILL sounds a "sundown siren" at 6pm every evening, originally signifying that Native Americans were required to leave town by 6:30pm or face jail or fine
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