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TIL In Nara, Japan wild deer roam the city and are so well socialized that they will bow in exchange for treats

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oBmEW TIL an indigenous Mexican woman from the Tarahumara community won a 50km race featuring 500 runners from 12 countries while wearing a skirt and sandals made from tyre rubber
PMrE TIL that Chinese people wanting to display their wealth drink expensive red wines..mixed with Coca-Cola and Sprite to make it taste more palatable.
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