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TIL there’s a man who uses his hands and feet to climb rocks, buildings, and 100-foot walls like a monkey – and it started with a suicide attempt.

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mx7Jo TIL some Hungarians refuse to clink beer glasses, as Austrians supposedly did this in 1849 after executing Hungarian rebels. The unofficial ban on clinking beer glasses was 150 years, but many still continue—others maintain the tradition was only popularized by winemakers trying to boost wine sales.
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