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TIL that some cultures believe that sleeping with your head facing north is bad for you

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LJxr TIL that there once was a flamingo who lived around the Great Salt Lake in Utah. His name was Pink Floyd, and he escaped an Aviary in 1987. He was last seen in 2005 in Idaho.
p81ZZ TIL that Every year during the summer and winter solstices, Luxor's Karnak Temple witnesses an astronomical event. The sun rises between the portals of the western gate of the temple and falls perfectly perpendicular, lighting up the sanctuary of AmunRaa at the centre of the temple.
EgoKX TIL that in Anglo-Saxon England between 10 and 30 per cent of the population were slaves. Slave raids on different parts of the British Isles were common. The Medieval French church turned against slavery around 1000 AD and when the Normans invaded in 1066 they slowly ended the practice.
loxdK TIL giving birth on the back is the least recommended birthing position but is the most used in the US.
gMpa4 TIL: That hops and cannabis are closely related