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TIL: In 1939, Australians coped with heatwaves by sleeping on beaches, staying social outdoors, and using creative cooling methods like wet towels. This was before refrigeration and AC became widespread

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yQGnp TIL that in 2007, the Scottish government spent £125,000 ($163,000) to devise a new national tourism slogan. The winning slogan ended up being "Welcome to Scotland".
Br9bx TIL Finland is the only country in Europe where you can legally have sex with animals
ANox TIL In the 1800s, feeding lobster to prisoners was considered “cruel and unusual punishment, like making people eat rats”.
6ERZm TIL George Miller the director and co-creator of the Mad Max series has personally only won 1 Oscar award. Miller won the award for best animated feature for directing Happy Feet. He also directed the sequel to Babe, Babe: Pig in the City.
yQN8V TIL the word "nice" is derived from the Latin "nescius", which meant "ignorant", "unaware", or "not knowing".