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TIL Americans spend 30% less on Father’s Day gifts than on Mother’s Day gifts

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R57M9 TIL: Observing Ramadan in northern communities can be much easier or much more difficult depending on time of year (in terms of fasting between sunrise and sunset).
jMrX TIL Egyptian women would urinate on wheat and barley seeds to find out if they were pregnant. They could even tell if it was a boy or girl.
vPwWj TIL about Blackout Wednesday, or the night before Thanksgiving in Amercia, as people are off work and college students go back home. In some cities, it's the worst drunk driving night of the year.
KOLWG TIL the religion of Zoroastrianism believes the otter ("water dog") is a highly sacred animal and believe in harsh punishments for those who kill them.
4rQX TIL an Air Canada passenger flight took a detour and dropped from 37,000 feet to 4,000 feet to help find a stranded yacht off the Australian coast. It took the passengers 25 minutes after the emergency beacon was activated to locate the yacht.