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TIL I learned that persistence hunting, a form of hunting where humans rely on endurance running and their ability to sweat which allows them to force animals to over-heat, is still practiced in several parts of the world.

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6yo8 TIL the lobster chowder given to the cast and crew of Titanic on the last night of filming was drugged with PCP (Angel dust)
KY6a9 TIL the international "A-series" of paper sizes is based on the square root of 2, so folding a sheet in half along the long edge will always result in the exact same proportions.
e5ML TIL a tombstone dating to 1342AD was found in Eastern China of a woman named “Katarina Vilioni”, sister of Antonio and daughter of Domenico. This suggests a thriving Italian community in 14th century China
8araG TIL that alcohol content is referred to as "proof" because it was originally lit on fire to prove its alcohol content so it could be taxed at a higher rate for the government.
MeROB TIL the 1994 film "Clerks" had an extended, but a much darker ending, in which Dante Hicks was murdered by a robber who then proceeded to take the money from the cash register. Miramax reacted negatively and ordered writer-director Kevin Smith to delete that ending completely.