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TIL There are Underwater Ice Tornadoes that Kills Everything it Touches…

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5VxDp TIL that the conical hood is called a Capirote that is originally used by Catholic Penitants dating its use as far back to the Inquisition times before it was appropriated by a certain Wizard Klub. It is still being used today by penitants in parts of Spain Mexico and Guatemala during Holy Week.
yagV TIL Qatar is the only country that begins with a Q and Iraq is the only country that ends with one
l774G TIL Sake is more like beer than wine. Beer = water, yeast, hops, malted grain. Sake = water, yeast, rice fermented by Koji fungus (same stuff that turns soybeans into miso)
x6o8w TIL the length of the US rail network is twice that of Europe
W7eZA TIL– A hundredweight is actually 112 lbs.