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TIL of the "Hedonic Treadmill" - the tendency of humans to quickly return to a relatively stable level of happiness despite major positive or negative life events

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Bg6Dy TIL that in a Spanish town, 700 residents are descendants of 17th-century samurai who settled there after a Japanese embassy returned home. They carry the surname "Japón," which was originally "Hasekura de Japón."
kOYJe TIL that in 1998, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, lightning struck in the field during a football (soccer) match. 11 people died, all of the same team. The players from the other team were left unharmed. The whole thing even led to accusations of cursing and witchcraft.
grWE9 TIL at the turn of the 20th century, baseball umpires were prominent community members chosen from the crowd. They were given easy chairs in the general vicinity of home plate, a fan for hot days, food, and beer.
mx99v TIL there is a proposal by the Berlin state sport association for a joint Berlin-Tel Aviv summer Olympics in 2036, 100 years after the 1936 Berlin Olympics in Nazi Germany.
pWeA TIL that a Kenyan lawyer is trying to get the International Court of Justice to overturn the conviction and execution of Jesus Christ, and to have Italy and Israel held responsible for it on the grounds that they both incorporate Roman Law in their legal systems.