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TIL of the Yawar Fiesta, held mainly in the mountain village of Coyllurqui near Cusco, its a controversial blood sport that pits bulls against drunken condors. The sport has largely been banned from most Peruvian cities but is still practiced and revered in remote villages just like Coyllurqui.

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rRr1M TIL that Sheila Chandra who sings Braith of Life (a.k.a The Grace of Valar) from The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers suffered from the burning mouth syndrome (BMS) starting 2010 and has been since been rendered effectively mute.
VkdD TIL the original founders/owners of Macy’s died on the Titanic and were the old couple in the movie who went to sleep as the ship went down.
X0kKk TIL Research have shown that people suffering from bipolar disorder tend to die, on average, nine years prematurely
V9GZ TIL that James May (ex-TopGear, The Grand Tour presenter and motoring journalist) was fired from Autocar magazine because he hid a secret message while getting bored of editing their annual review.
KbA6 TIL that a Swedish man survived for two months in a car that had been snowed over. He ate only snow, and survived due a “igloo effect”.