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TIL Domestic Violence increases on average 25% during the world cup

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epnLD TIL about windcatchers - towers to catch winds for natural ventilation of buildings without electricity. Windcatchers were an important architectural element in Persia and a solution for cooling. The warm air was cooled by the soil and water in the channel and released into the interior.
a8J0L TIL that Dunkin has Optional End of day food donation program for franchises to lessen food waste. Introduced in 2021.
E1AZW TIL that Sexual jealousy evolved to motivate 'mate guarding' for both sexes, according to evolutionary psychology. Males are motivated to ensure offspring is theirs and females to secure paternal care.
N7dVP TIL Two feuding mayors in France declared the same road one-way, in different directions.
PY70e TIL that Ceres, the largest asteroid ever discovered, is also classified as a dwarf planet.