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TIL Some Ancient Pacific Islanders explored the seas using their testicles as a navigational tool.

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ldWB TIL that nearly all Japaneses school staff are trained to use a weapon called the Sasumata. It is a two pronged people catcher based off a medieval weapon of war that is used to immobilize intruders.
Y7XBv Today I learned that one of the most respected beers among brewers is Orval, whose flavour develops as it ages, eventually tasting like a horse blanket.
8eMBG TIL A German man spent years in a mental institution for claiming that his ex-wife and the bank where she worked were involved in a massive money laundering scheme. The accusations turned out to be true, and the plot to have him committed was part of a conspiracy to silence him.
Gaxg TIL in 2006 Ticketmaster President Sean Moriarty publically pleaded for legislation that would make the selling of concert tickets from person to person illegal except through Ticketmaster.
a8wlb TIL The GPO, part of the US federal government, has official names for what to call people from different states/territories. People from Indiana are officially known as Hoosiers.