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TIL mother’s day was officially made a holiday in 1914, so this year is the 100th anniversary.

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e0mxE TIL that there is a pre-wedding tradition in Germany where guests throw porcelain on the ground and break them to bring luck to the couple. To symbolise working together through future difficulties, the couple must clean everything up
BrLxk Today I learned that being late in Brazil is so part of the culture, if they want to start on time they say “com pontualidade britânica” which means “with British punctuality.”
9YgdG TIL that AAAA batteries exist.
J1DAm Today I learned that the Scottish terrier is actually one of five terrier breeds that originated in Scotland. It is also known by the more specific name "Aberdeen terrier".
YBG7 TIL When bitten by a coral snake, a Texas man killed the snake by biting off the snake’s head and using the decapitated body as a tourniquet.