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TIL that 5 years ago in Estonia during an economic crisis, a family therapist hoping to encourage random acts of kindness helped found the Bank of Happiness: a forum where people can exchange good deeds. Currently over 500 requests and offers for free services are posted in 5 languages.

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XoZ6 TIL in 1797 The Treaty of Tripoli, which in part stated that the United States was in no way a Christian Nation, was accepted unanimously by the senate. There are no records of any debate or dissension on the treaty.
6Ep4J TIL that the kings of Spain had bizarre rules of etiquette during the late middle ages. It's no wonder that poor king Philip the third, literally got roasted to death while sitting near the fire because his chamberlain was not present and no one else there dared to reduce the heat out of fear.
6EyVQ TIL Bud Sailors, 6'5", would tease his younger brother, Kenny Sailors, 5'7", playing basketball, "Kenny, this isn't the game for you. It's for big men. Tall men." So Kenny invented what is known today as the Jump Shot.
a1LL TIL of Cribbing, It involves the horse grabbing a solid object with its incisors, then arching its neck, pulling against the object, and sucking in air. This releases endorphins in the horse’s brain getting it high. It is also very addictive.
QJeaL TIL the majority of mammal fossils are male. Some think because they more wide-ranging, reckless and foolhardy, e.g. in the case of mammoths, “they were more likely to do silly things, like die in tar pits.”