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TIL Russian military used foot wrapping instead of socks. Technique of wrapping feet in cloth was used since 17th century up until 2013 when they allowed the use of socks and announced the abolishment of centuries old practice.

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GndE TIL Japan’s Okinawa Island has more than 450 people living above the age of 100, and is known as the healthiest place on Earth.
Oo9BL TIL that in 1911, poisoning by drinking Lysol was the most common means of suicide in Australia and New York
4XeG6 TIL that “Idaho” was not a Native American word as originally thought but rather a made-up word. “To his horror, he found that he had been the victim of a practical joke. [He]learned, to his surprise, that the name did not mean, "gem of the mountains"...In fact, it did not mean anything at all.”
xVyM0 TIL that bearded vultures are the only birds that live exclusively off of bones and eat both the marrow and bone itself.
BgM9W TIL that in 1862 Lincoln rejected an offer for a battalion of elephants from the King of Siam (present day Thailand). The elephants would have been a follow up to a set of "royal gifts" which included a sword "of costly materials" already sent to the president. Talk about a white elephant!