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TIL of Smigus-Dyngus/Dingus Day, a Polish holiday involving splashing girls with water and spanking them.

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xVM91 TIL of the Death Valley Germans - a family of four German tourists who went missing in Death Valley National Park and whose remains were discovered 13 years later
gr74L TIL That women in the Etruscan society had a much higher social status than their counterparts in ancient Greece and Rome.
vP89D TIL that Prince Kuhio’s Royal Charm And Brawling Skills Earned Him Early Admirers In Congress
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