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TIL Multiple places in Europe have a tradition of making Love-Spoons, which are decoratively carved spoons given to women by their suitors.

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W7679 TIL about Indian Relay Racing. 1 rider per team, 3 horses, 3 laps of the track. The rider does a lap of the track at full gallop, then hops off the horse as it skids to a stop and jumps onto a new horse for the next lap, all bareback.
9wwyB TIL that director Michael Mann directed Heat twice, once in 1989 as a low budget TV movie and again in 1995 as a big budget box office hit, both have the same plot and scenes but Robert De Niro and Al Pacino star in the remake. Today Heat is recognized as one of the best crime films of all time.
NnXb TIL that a popular stuffed polar bear, located at Science Museum of Minnesota, was killed after being beaten to death by vandals at a local zoo.
MeOQB TIL A cup of coffee in a white mug subconsciously tastes stronger than a cup of coffee in a dark coloured mug.
LkXeQ TIL that there are species of mushrooms that feed off of gamma radiation, and some are blooming in Chernobyl, “eating” the radiation.