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TIL middle class workers are looked down on for golfing

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OG60g TIL that there is an island in the Pacific called Yap that uses circular stones as currency. The stones are too large to move so the ownership of the stones is passed by word of mouth to transact business.
mx0kE TIL of Stendhal syndrome,a condition that causes rapid heart rates and dizziness, triggered when one is exposed to high quality art and has been especially observed in Florence. The Uffizi is equipped with defibrillators to protect the visitors who are often stunned by the beauty of the exhibits
KOeYB TIL that Ancient Egyptians built King Ramses II statue with precise accuracy to be illuminated by the Sun, a phenomenon that only occurs twice a year. Once on February 22nd for his coronation and again on October 22nd for his birthday.
XAX TIL “Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe…” originally had the n-word instead of tiger.
4X6YJ TIL that in the 1800's, Lobster was only considered suitable food for the poor, and prisons weren't allowed to feed inmates lobster more than 3 time a week because it was “cruel and unusual” punishment.