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TIL Ethnically Thai women in Vietnam wear motorcycle helmets specifically adapted for their traditional hairstyle.

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x6bZo TIL The man who sold the world was a David Bowie song. Three decades of my life were lived in dank ignorance 🥲
1PlX TIL Dogs Have 13 Different Blood Types and Can Contain Different Combinations Of Each. Transfusion is Considered a “Freebie” and Doesn’t Have To Match Their Specific Blood Type.
5V0wR TIL Cow tipping, the purported activity of sneaking up on any unsuspecting or sleeping upright cow and pushing it over for entertainment, is generally considered an urban legend. Estimates suggest that at least four people would be required to achieve this.
gM4VL TIL in 1880s Britain, a fraudulent organization "catfished" singles by advertising high-class matches. Once a fee was paid, the promised wealthy matches disappeared and were replaced with working-class matches. After the organization was raided, they mocked the victims in court for being gullible.
9Yr0X TIL about Joseph Trombino, a Brinks security guard who, after being shot multiple times in the famed armored car robbery of 1981, was almost killed in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and eventually lost his life during the 9/11 attacks while making a delivery in the North Tower.