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TIL a fireman in Thailand dressed up as Spiderman to coax a superhero-loving autistic boy from a window ledge.

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6E4rW TIL in Japan, a home loses value from Day 1 — losing half its value in 10 years and becoming almost entirely worthless in 25. When a property is sold, the existing house is almost always razed and rebuilt. Even the most important shrines in Japan face regular rebuilding.
b9nE4 TIL that male fruit flies seek out alcohol when sexually rejected
OGoeY TIL that while a majority of nations call the country “Finland”, the Finnish people refer to their country’s name as “Suomi” instead.
mLQO TIL that Cary Elwes and Mandy Patinkin learned to fence both left- and right-handed and performed all of the fencing in the sword fight scene for The Princess Bride
gMxX8 TIL that nobody in Pink Floyd sang, or had their vocals recorded, on “Have a Cigar”. The vocals were sung (and recorded) by Roy Harper. And Roger Waters is still pissed about it.