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TIL that yawning and stretching at the same time is called pandiculating.

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KO6WG TIL That it’s legal to masturbate in public in Italy. Italy’s highest court ruled masturbation in public is not illegal. It is also legal in Sweden as long as “it’s” not directed at anyone.
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l7JxN TIL about the 'battle of the farts' in 19th C Japan. '' In the battle of wind, the participants tried to knock others off their feet and caused the people to cover their nasal passages as a reaction of utter repulsion. It was indeed a battle of powerful, dangerous, and extremely noxious farts.''