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TIL A Swedish woman filed a police complaint for harassment when a man she rejected farted before leaving her home. Police dismissed the case and said: “It’s impossible to prove that he wanted to pass particularly smelly wind on purpose.”

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n1eo TIL of the unintended effect the film “Black Hawk Down” had on the Somalis in Mogadishu. They cheered during a screening of their bootleg copy every time an American was killed, and some were even proud of how they were portrayed in the film.
MeDM0 TIL of the Kalash, a group of around 30,000 people in Pakistan who don't fit into any race category, being genetically distinct from all other races in the world. They are now considered to be humanity's sixth genetic cluster, alongside African, Caucasian, Asian, Oceanian, and Native American.
oRn6r TIL that the fat chinese buddha is actually "Budai" a chinese monk from the 10th century, not Gautama.
plVQ TIL The first time a Navajo baby laughs, the family throws a party. The person who made the baby laugh provides the food.
R7781 TIL that in 2013 the town of Nucla, Colorado passed a law requiring its citizens to own a gun.