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TIL that if an Icelandic horse ever leaves Iceland, it is banished from the country forever

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16oQ8 TIL that the Welsh Labour Party holds the longest winning streak of any political party in the democratic world. It has consistently been in the biggest party in Wales at every election since November 1922.
j6NVj TIL of Smigus-Dyngus/Dingus Day, a Polish holiday involving splashing girls with water and spanking them.
vYOr TIL that surgeons who regularly play video games make 37% fewer errors and perform tasks 27% faster than their peers
v45j TIL Afghan resistance leader Ahmad Shah Massoud, who fought against the Soviets in the 1980s, was also against a fundamentalist interpretation of Islam. He was assassinated two days before 9/11, after warning of a major terrorist attack set to happen in the United States.
kZY5 TIL Mao Zedong had horrible personal hygiene. His genitals were never cleaned. Instead, Mao said “I wash myself inside the bodies of my women.” He never brushed his teeth either.