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TIL Powdered sugar can be used to treat hemorrhoids

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nWwV9 TIL that the Aztecs sometimes held a festival called Pillahuana, where young children would get drunk as an initiation into adulthood
Xv0j TIL a retired Gurkha armed only with his Khukuri singlehandedly fought off 40 bandits, who attacked a train he was travelling on.
9wvXX TIL that the name of the Cappuccino comes from the Capuchin friars, referring to the color of their habits
ZQBa TIL it is possible to become a lawyer in 4 states with zero formal education in law
rKrd TIL Japan and the Soviet Union fought a major battle in Mongolia in 1939. The Japanese defeat convinced them to maintain a truce with the USSR during most of WW2