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TIL: The Ancient Sumerians worshiped a goddess named Ninkasi. The goddess of beer.

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jNl9Q TIL that kids used to sleep in the freezing cold in Soviet kindergartens. Surprisingly, that was a common practice in the USSR. We can find numerous photos showing kids sleeping outside – in winter, as well as in summer.
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