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TIL about Krampuslauf, the Alpine ‘Krampus Run’ where people dress as horned demons to scare spectators and celebrate St. Nicholas folklore

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XE88Q TIL The absence of land mammals in New Zealand allowed birds to become dominant, and with fewer threats from predators many species became flightless. NZ is home to the most flightless birds having 16 out of the 60 species worldwide.
awgg0 TIL of John Wojtowicz, who robbed a bank to fund his partner’s gender reassignment surgery. In prison, they made a movie about the crime and he used the money he earned from selling the rights to finally pay for her surgery.
ZLbQ TIL a Titanic survivor also survived the Brittanic sinking and the Olympic collision.
j6wnN Today I learned birds are also reptiles
xVL57 TIL “night owls" people have different brain functions than “early morning” people. That difference is the reason why we should rethink the 9-to-5 workday, say researchers.