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TIL of Wendigo psychosis - a folklore ailment where a person develops an insatiable hunger for human flesh

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VMWE0 TIL that Gorillas are nearly in a constant state of flatulence (farting/gas) due to a large amount of bacteria that live in their guts. This bacteria helps break down the vegetative plant matter that comprises most of their diet.
W7J6X TIL Appenzell is a village, although it is considered a town, and the capital of the Canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden in Switzerland. Appenzell has no administration belongs to and is administered by the districts of Appenzell, Schwende and Rüte.
M7PpV TIL that after Indonesia left the UN in 1965, President Sukarno attempted to organise a rival org called the 'Conference of the New Emerging Forces' (CONEFO), made up of other states that lacked UN representation such as Mainland China, North Korea and North Vietnam
kBe4 TIL that Sweden and Norway have a subculture of rednecks that like hot rods and wear the Confederate flag
0db0y TIL that the Inuit tribes settle conflicts over women by making fun of each other in song (The original diss track) and then slap each other