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TIL in Kyrgyzstan they play sport called Kok-Boru. It's like Polo but as a ball they use dead goat(used to use dead wolf)

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avbN TIL that a drunk broke into Arlington National Cemetery at night in Dec 1982, had a heart attack, fell onto the JFK Eternal Flame and was subsequently burned to death
R7QR7 TIL that to train new operatives during the Cold War, the Soviets built fully functional replicas of American towns. Their residents consisted of retired deep cover operatives who taught the trainees everything they needed to know about blending into American life.
loaQA TIL of Marcos Rodriguez Pantoja, a man who grew up in the wild amongst wolves from an early age until 19 years old. In 2018 he expressed he was disappointed with humanity and wished to return to the wild
Y78jx TIL that autism severity is linked to fetal brain growth patterns
oB8xY TIL that in 1979, George Lucas created the Lucasfilm Computer Department with two branches. The Games Group became LucasArts. The Graphics Group became Pixar