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TIL Pee Wee Herman got arrested for rubbing one out in a movie theater

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OoWAL TIL that the Netherlands is ranked #2 in the entire world in terms of total food exports.
DQMNV TIL Giraffes are technically kosher
5VwL8 TIL: The term "pathetic fallacy" (meaning the personification of nature) was not created as an insult. Coined in 1856, at the time "pathetic" meant "of emotion" and "fallacy" meant "falseness". The intended meaning was thus "emotional falseness", i.e emotions creating false perceptions.
nWLp7 TIL Why Months Have Clearly Numerical Names That Don’t Align With Their Place in the Calendar
7rXN7 TIL: The residents of the Spanish village Villar de Corneja near Avila, where the average age is 75, toast the New Year 12 hours before the rest of their countrymen in a collective decision to get to bed at a decent hour.