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TIL Tuberculosis Shaped Victorian Fashion
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TIL In Iceland, the tradition of Jólabókaflóð, or the "Christmas Book Flood," involves exchanging books on Christmas Eve and then spending the evening reading. This tradition stems from World War II when paper was one of the few commodities not rationed in Iceland.
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TIL Koko, the signing Gorilla had a partner. Ndume was loaned to Koko's owners on condition that he be returned to the zoo upon Koko's death, to start a new family, which they refused to do, claiming that Ndume(the Gorilla) overheard the discussion about him moving, and became upset about it
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TIL that an “Arena” actually refers the special ultra-fine sand that was used in gladiatorial coliseums to soak up blood quicker.
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TIL about a Social Experiment in the US in the 1990s that moved poor families to richer neighborhoods, findings showed that while it didn't change the income of families that moved, the young children of those families grew up to have incomes 33% larger than children who didn't move
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TIL that only reason a Scottish piper wasn't shot by German snipers on D-Day was because it was their belief that he was crazy.