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TIL a Chinese slang word for homosexuality is 斷背, which translates to “brokeback”

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YpAvr TIL that New Zealand is not part of of any of the world's seven recognized continents, and is in fact situated upon the submerged continent of Zealandia.
OVR4 TIL an AZ woman was billed $83,046 for 2 doses of medicine to treat scorpion sting–which would have cost $200 in Mexico
OGO86 TIL that human sacrifices to God are rare in the Bible. One is the Judge Jephthah vowing to give "whatever comes out of my door to meet me when I return" as a burnt offering in order to win a battle. His daughter was sacrificed after being given two months to mourn her virginity in the mountains.
aM6A TIL the word for “roller coasters” in Russian translates to “American Mountains.”
NXdKQ TIL that in 2009, a 52 year old man used forged papers to enroll as a high school student at Waterford High School.