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TIL of Bongthingism, an ancient polytheistic religion of the Lepcha people, of Nepal, Bhutan and India

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bWjZ TIL George Clooney raised a pet pig for 18 years until it passed of old age, It was sometimes featured in interviews with Clooney, who called him “Max, the star.”
D1KpY TIL of Mim, an eastern grey kangaroo raised by a family who hand-fed her. After they released her, Mim roamed wild for years; but when wildfires burned near the family's home in Kulnura, Australia, Mim turned up at their door seeking shelter. They let her stay indoors where she lounged on a blanket.
o0EE TIL: Every fig you’ve ever eaten was fertilized by a special wasp which probably died inside it (and you ate it)
Z856G TIL that in 1275, the theft of a cow by a peasant led to a war that resulted in 15,000 deaths on the territory of present-day Belgium.
ADVd4 TIL the word “Kudos” isn’t plural. Or, it didn’t used to be. And I’m saying it wrong. And I’m not.