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TIL that Roman Catholicism is the state religion of Costa Rica.

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xVbkg TIL about 'Hunger Stones' - hydrological famine memorials and warnings carved and erected throughout Central Europe from the 15th to 19th centuries. Recent lengthy dry spells across Europe revealed some of them near the German border with Czech Republic.
lJ8a TIL the words hysteria, hysterical & hysterics has the root word hyster, Greek for womb. The ancient Greeks believed women have a wandering womb that would attack their brains every now & then.
Mr7b TIL that “Nutraloaf”, a bland nutrition loaf served in U.S. prisons has been challenged in court and called cruel and unusual punishment.
DpKv TIL Bing Crosby’s recording of “White Christmas” was so popular that he had to re-record it in 1947 using the same musicians and backup singers in the 1942 original master because it had become damaged due to its frequent use
yQ71p TIL according to The Specialty Coffee Association of America, the Kopi Luwak (digested coffee cherries, which have been eaten and defecated by a Civet) which costs US$700 per kilogram, is sold for the story, not for quality. The coffee's good acidity and flavor is diminished by the process.