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TIL: Rain Gods And Prayers to The Great Mystery

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GYKb5 TIL The University of Wisconsin - Madison operates over half of the weather stations in Antarctica
VNkQ TIL that medieval royal courts had professional farters that were rewarded with houses and land. The most famous was Roland the Farter in the 12th Century or Pujol, who could shoot water up to 5 feet.
VBd4B TIL independent "cargo" cults arose in the early 1900s with striking similarity to other religions, despite different origins, providing insight on the psychology of religion. A messiah left, would return again with riches and healing for devotees on the apocalypse. Feb 15 is the yearly celebration
1abrd TIL Chris Henry (former Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver) represented the first case where an active player had died and was diagnosed with CTE.
D1Nyj TIL Hawaii's lava flow has added 570 acres of land to Hawaii's Big Island since 1983