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TIL that Bingo was the name of the farmer, not the dog

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PYkBn TIL “the ancient Greeks used spider web clusters to stop bleeding in soldiers. They combined honey and vinegar to clean out the wounds. Then a wad of spider webs would be placed on top and held until the bleeding reduced.”
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R9Y8 TIL that in South Korea, baseball has cheerleaders
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