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TIL that sweet potato DNA indicates that Polynesia had contact with South America long before the Europeans.

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R7AZj TIL Mattu Pongal is a South Indian festival for celebration of cattle, particularly bulls that play a vital role by working hard to help the farmers to raise crops on their fields.
4aYN TIL of Erik Wolpaw, an employee at Valve that was sick for an extended period of time. Gabe Newell surprised him by offering an extended leave with pay. “Your job is to get better,” Newell said. “That is your job description at Valve. So go home to your wife and come back when you are better.”
BrYD TIL in England, there is a ‘Chap Olympiad’ where contestants compete in events like Umbrella Jousting and Shouting at Foreigners.
p80QN TIL Over 30 percent of homes on the Navajo Nation are without running water.
epP4E TIL an ostriches knee is hidden by its feathers. The part of their leg that looks like a knee is actually their ankle.