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TIL Kindergartners in Siberia run outside in their underwears and dump freezing water over themselves to strengthen their immune systems.

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a8PVN TIL on the 13th of July 1985 there two Live Aid concerts. One at Wembley Stadium in London and one at John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia. Phil Collins performed in both (helicopters from/to stadiums and Concorde for crossing the ocean).
69PNJ TIL that direct gaze can serve as an explicit and implicit signal of threat or dominance, indicating that overt physical aggression might soon follow, and one should avoid it with predators.
lQMN TIL A web developer went viral after he Rickrolled Vine by breaking their 6 second limit by hacking their code and uploading an entire 3 minute version of Rick Astley’s immortal classic - “Never Gonna Give You Up”.
1akBD TIL most tobacco products contain radioactive material in the final product.
wDA8 TIL Pearl Jam cancelled their 1994 summer tour after they found out Ticket Master was demanding a ‘service charge’ for fan’s tickets. This prompted the band to begin building their own “stadiums” in rural areas where they independently sold tickets to shows to keep prices low.