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TIL about Salzburg’s Krampus Parade, where people dress as terrifying ‘Krampuses’ to roam the streets in December, an old Alpine tradition tied to St. Nicholas.

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78Pdx TIL A 'munchy box' is a popular take away food item in Scotland typically consisting of kebab meat, fried chicken, pizza, chicken tikka, samosas, onion rings, chow mein noodles, pakora, naan bread, garlic bread, coleslaw, other fast foods and sauces such as curry sauce.
P1dXG TIL that The Old Man and the Sea was one of Saddam Hussein’s favourite books because it was about “struggling against overwhelming odds with courage, perseverance and dignity”
KOnZa TIL inventor of the Murphy-Bed, William Lawrence Murphy (1856-1957), created his first hide-away bed as means to convert his one-room apartment into a parlour, specifically to host the company of his future wife. It was considered inappropriate at the time to for a woman to enter a man's bedroom.
b6XXj TIL Alberta Premier "Danielle Smith"'s paternal great-grandfather Philipus Kolodnicki changed his name to "Philip Smith" upon arriving in Canada.
yVDAX TIL That the Carter Center got the Guinea worm from an estimated 3.5 million reported cases in 1986 to 22 reported cases in 2015. It has continued to be under 100 reported cases since.