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TIL there is a tradition in Canada called a "stag and doe party" where an engaged couple charges an admission fee to fundraise for their wedding

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LQpZZ TIL that the word hysteria originates from the Greek word for uterus, hystera. The Egyptians attributed the behavioral disturbances to a wandering uterus – thus the condition later being dubbed hysteria
4976 TIL 1208 wooden crates filled with gold were shipped out of Poland in 1939. To this day, no one knows who received it.
eyQg TIL that in January 1997, the capitol of Ghana rioted over accusations of penis snatching wizards. Several people were killed by mobs who accused them of using magic handshakes to kidnap penises and hold them for ransom.
W7RQ9 TIL about the most prolific art smuggler in US law enforcement history, Subhash Kapoor. The true extent of loot taken from countries around the world is unknown but one of the statues stolen from India went for 5 million dollars -- sold to the National Gallery of Australia.
8paL TIL there are parasite butterflies whose larvae mimic ant larvae so the worker ants will feed them, and mimic queen ants to get extra attention. Researchers once saw larvae attacked by the queen ants, upon which ant workers saved the butterflies and attacked their queens.