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TIL students at Saint Andrews University in Scotland have a tradition of stripping off their clothes and running into the freezing sea

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YlJG TIL that between 1996 and 2001, Afghanistan had no national anthem because the taliban had banned music altogether.
WkQY9 TIL that, like champagne, tequila is a designation of origin product and must be grown in the Tequila Valley to be called tequila.
JYwAj TIL Female humans, pilot whales and killer whales are unique among animals: they are the only three mammals known to undergo menopause. This allows them to help their children survive into adulthood and—if they’re lucky—to act as grandmothers to the next generation.
166W8 TIL that Canadian hero Isaac Brock defeated American forces by using scam tactics, such as having his forces wear cast-off uniforms to make the Americans believe that they were the feared British redcoats.
eJ7J TIL in 2010 the RIKEN institute in Japan created mutant cherry blossom trees by firing ion beams at them in a particle accelerator. The mutated trees now bloom 4 times a year and produce more flowers.