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TIL that some countries (Russia, Norway, Eastern Europe) clap in rhythmic unison to express approval and enjoyment, as opposed to random clapping

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N6E6 TIL that a “tramp” is someone who only works when forced to, a “bum” does not work at all, and a “hobo” is a traveling worker.
kOVne TIL "Mudlarks" were folks who scavenged the muddy rivers in London in the 18th & 19th centuries at low tide in order to sell anything they found.
jNglQ Today i learned about the human excretory system. ES consist of a pair of kidneys, one pairs of ureters, a urinary bladder and a urethra. Kidneys are reddish brown bean shaped structure situated b/w the last thoracic & 3rd lumbar vertebra close 2 the dorsal inner wall of the abdominal cavity.
N7VwP TIL that Washingtonians live farther north than half of all Canadians
NYBM TIL Valve handed out free copies of Portal 2 to schools who wanted to use it to teach physics and critical-thinking