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TIL about the medieval tradition of "Risus Paschalis" or "Easter Laughter" where priests would insert raunchy humor into their Easter day sermons. This was to honor Jesus's resurrection which they viewed as a practical joke God played on the Devil.

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nWEb9 TIL about Autobesity, the trend of car models increasing in average size and weight (to the detriment of the environment, public health and road safety). Over the last two decades the average weight of cars sold in Europe increased by 21%.
NXxl6 TIL Dutch historian Rutger Bregman spoke at Davos in 2019 to a roomful of rich people about the need for them to pay their fair share of taxes
plMb TIL of McRefugees, people who use McDonald’s ‘doors always open policy’ and 'live’ in McDonald’s restaurants due to the high living costs in Hong Kong and Japan.
xR9w TIL In 1880, Sunandha Kumariratana, the queen of Thailand, drowned helplessly While Her Subjects Watched Because They Were Forbidden to Touch Her
5YgWn TIL that Saint Lawrence became known as the patron saint of cooks, because he was grilled alive.