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TIL German culture has an extraordinary obsession with native Americans due to the wild west novels written by Karl may, the best selling German author of all times. Thousands of people are organized in clubs to “play native American life”.

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50a9 TIL there’s an official term for Grammar Nazi’s: Prescriptivists.
WkmY8 TIL Macauque monkeys at a temple in Bali have learned to steal electronics and other valuable items, in order to ransom them for food they perceive to be especially valuable.
yVnl TIL that in Islamic Law, A literate Prisoner of War can secure his/her freedom by teaching ten Muslims to read and write.
XEZQr TIL that several states have ruled Breathalyzer machines inadmissible as evidence in prosecution due to them being unreliable, improperly calibrated, etc. This has been a multi year/decade problem and people knew. The manufacturers also are shady.
WEDA TIL there is a religion called “Dudeism” and it is based on “The Big Lebowski” movie. You can become an ordained dudeist priest for free. The church is called “The Church of the Ladder-Day Dude”.