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TIL wearing fezzes is illegal in Turkey.

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loboG TIL that Snoop Dogg’s joint rolling experience made him masterful at rolling sushi.
J1R8k TIL that the United Church of Canada has had an openly non-thiest priest on thier books since 2001; and an openly Atheist one since 2013
GADVg TIL the Maori tā-moko (tattoo) approach, one of 5 main Polynesian tattoo styles, had travelling practitioners considered sacred. The traditional practice used pigments that were handed down across generations and uhi (chisels) leave grooves in the skin
R7Ze8 TIL In 2011, Jackie Chan codirected and starred in a film called 1911 to commemorate the centennial of the Xinhai Revolution, which ended two centuries of the monarchal system in China. Chan played military commander Huang Xing and has two battles
D1nRY TIL that there is a monument in Georgia which gives instructions in 8 languages on how to rebuild society after an unknown apocalyptic event, whilst also functioning as a compass, calendar and clock