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TIL In German bars/restaurants there are "Speibecken": These are basins into which you can throw up if you've had too much to drink.

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DQK5r TIL that as well as lasagna, there is also lasagnette, a narrower version of lasagna, and lasagnotte, a longer version.
K9Yw TIL in 2012, a swarm of “jumping spiders” attacked India during a Hindu festival, killing 2 people, and injuring dozens.
X5Yr TIL Men are gang-raped by women on the Trobriand Islands as part of their annual Yam Festival.
neWX9 National Geographic explorer Luke Powell tells you about some of the worst bird parents out there – brood parasites. These birds don’t build nests, but sneak their eggs into other birds’ nests and fly.
rRgnw TIL the American Cold War era stealth plane, the Lockheed SR-71, was made of 92% titanium. Most of this titanium was bought through shell companies directly from the USSR. Enough was supplied to build 32 planes.