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TIL that less than half of all societies kiss with their lips, according to a study of 168 cultures from around the world and a professor of anthropology at the University of Nevada Las Vegas found that only 46% use lip-to-lip kissing in a romantic sense, excluding things like parent-child kissing.

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OovQ1 TIL that during the Second World War, it was found that British tank crews regularly left the safety of their tanks in order to make tea. Accordingly, post war British tanks have been fitted with internal tea-making facilities to enable tank crews to make tea in safety.
XBrP TIL only the Queen can eat swans in England.
KVKB TIL that the Coney Island style hot dog as we know it started in Michigan and not Coney Island in New York.
XEB6D TIL that former US President Richard Nixon was on the cover of Time magazine 55 times, the most of any individual.
6kBX TIL A young Italian in the 15th century fell into the side of a hill, discovering the remains of the Domus Aurea, an enormous Roman palace–filled with art. Michaelangelo and Raphael visited this buried palace, inspiring their art, and subsequently the early Italian Renaissance.