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TIL of a 4,000 year old complaint letter (in clay) about a delivery of sub-standard copper ingots.

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Y71NB TIL that Bisha’h is a lie detection ritual practiced by Bedouin tribes of Ayaidah in northeastern Egypt. It involves suspects licking a heated metal spoon in front of tribal representatives.
jeKE TIL the first level of Super Mario Bros (NES) was precisely designed so as to teach a new player that getting mushrooms was good, blocks could be hit, and jumping on gumbas wouldn’t hurt you, by making these actions almost impossible to avoid.
vxmR TIL that mandatory right-hand traffic was introduced in Europe by Napoleon with the aim of deterring swordfighting on horseback, and because the traditional left-hand traffic was seen as aristocratic. Since he never conquered Britain, left-hand driving would remain there.
JDpj TIL Scientology has a child labor camp in the heart of Suburban Australia, where children are separated from their parents, and forced to work full time for no pay.
R7AZj TIL Mattu Pongal is a South Indian festival for celebration of cattle, particularly bulls that play a vital role by working hard to help the farmers to raise crops on their fields.