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TIL: Mourning a Dog Can Be Harder Than Mourning a Person

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e01VE TIL of Plennie L. Wingo who walked backwards from Santa Monica, California to Istanbul, Turkey in 1931 and still holds the Guiness record for the greatest extent of reverse pedestrianism.
7rpVp TIL the pineapple became a sign of hospitality during America's colonial era. The exotic fruit was an expensive treat originally served to only the most-honored guest. Towns, inns and individual households began displaying images of the fruit in order to convey a sense of welcoming.
wlRY TIL the Turkish national sport is oil wrestling where men douse themselves in olive oil and then wrestle.
aR4L TIL in 2014 people created fake 90$ PS4 listings on Amazon and showed them to Walmart, thus getting a 90$ PS4 because of their price matching.
mdkP TIL the writer of “one flew over the cuckoo’s nest” Ken Kesey faked his own death and fled to mexico because he was caught in possession of marijuana