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TIL the Finnish equivalent of Santa Claus is named Joulupukki which translates to "Christmas Goat".

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YwRr TIL Processed meat has been classified as a ‘definite’ cause of cancer (or Group 1 carcinogen) – the same group that includes smoking and alcohol because the “IARC isn’t in the business of telling us how potent something is in causing cancer – only whether it does so or not”.
DQpoj TIL in 1966, the Doors’ were lacking material, and so Jim Morrison asked the other band members to write a song. That same night, guitarist Robby Krieger wrote a song and titled it “Light My Fire.” It became their first ever hit, spent 3 weeks at #1 on Billboard, and launched the band to stardom.
P9bZ TIL that men process other men’s voices in the part of the brain that processes simple sounds such as car engines and machinery, but they process female voices in the part of the brain that processes music.
b6X19 TIL that the orca star of Free Willy died of pneumonia a year after his own release IRL as a result of failure to adapt to the wild
4goN TIL that some schools in the Southern United States still hold two separate, segregated proms- one for whites and one for blacks.