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TIL about culture-bound syndromes, psychiatric/medical disorders that are only found in specific cultures/groups.

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OGjXX TIL that Kale, Broccoli, Cabbage, Savoy Cabbage, Purple Cabbage, Cauliflower and many others are not different species of plant, but "breeds" of the same species Brassica oleracea, the same way a chihuahua and a poodle are both dogs
J1Qk4 TIL that the circus music is called Entrance of the Gladiators
QlNd TIL that Mormon holy books were written in faux-King James English (eg thou goeth) - the language of Bibles from Joseph Smith’s time - and contain extensive grammatical errors (eg subj-verb disagreement), suggesting that Smith was trying to make his writing sound superficially “more Biblical”
kJVDE TIL that Palazzo Senatorio, the city hall of Rome (Italy), has been the the seat of the Municipality of Rome since 1144, making it the oldest town hall in the world
PvoG TIL the Emperor of Japan was historically very young. The duties of the emperor were considered incredibly tedious, and after a decade most emperors abdicated the throne to their younger brother.