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TIL Christmas for children in Australia means kangaroos (called "boomers") pulling Santa Claus throughout the country. Children leave beer out for Santa Claus because it's summertime in Australia and very hot!

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XPEk TIL that in 2009 a Belgian bodybuilding championship was canceled after doping officials arrived unannounced and all the competitors fled
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QJmWa TIL John Swartzwelder's reclusive life and prolific writing for The Simpsons made fans theorize that he was a pseudonym for episodes that had multiple writers. Swartzwelder is credited with writing 59 episodes, more than any other individual.
wBjP TIL that asthma inhalers containing ozone damaging CFCs were banned in 2008 in spite of their small environmental impact. Drug companies have greatly benefited from the ban because they can change more for HFA inhalers that are still patented. The drug has not changed, only the delivery mechanism.