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TIL that “Texas” is slang for ‘crazy’ in Norway

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6EM97 TIL about the unique funeral rites of the Toraja, a tribal people in Indonesia who care for their deceased relatives long past their time of death.
DXNp TIL, in 2005, the Tri-Cities government decided to start their own internet service. Comcast and SBC fought back with “push polls” asking residents “Should tax money be allowed to provide pornographic movies for residents?” They defeated the referendum and Comcast raised cable rates over 30 percent.
Br9ne TIL that in 2014 the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting company created and aired a shot-for-shot clone of the American sitcom "Modern Family"
OolyY TIL that while interbreeding occurred between neanderthals and early modern humans, the only genetic evidence of these events conserved within the human genome comes from Y chromosomal DNA meaning that all neanderthal DNA within modern humans comes from male neanderthal and female human pairings.
KOjJ4 TIL there is more than one version of the holy Quran. While the current version was ‘Standardised’ in 1923, earlier manuscripts more recently discovered, show changes.