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TIL That the fourth finger of the left hand is the ring finger because Romans believed that there was a vein that ran directly to the heart from that finger: the "vena amoris" or the "vein of love"

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b9xDj TIL that the Khurramites, a religious group in 8th-century Iran, believed in free sex, provided that the women agreed, and in the freedom of enjoying all pleasures and inclinations, so long as it doesn't cause any harm to others. They also sought the greatest sacramental effect from wine and drinks
grVMb TIL Comedian and actor Ray Romano is also a professional poker player, participating in the World Series of Poker in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2015.
vPB18 TIL of the view that the response to the "Year 2000 problem" was indeed an overreaction, as evidenced by countries such as South Korea and Russia who invested little to nothing in Y2K remediation having the same negligible Y2K problems as countries that spent enormous sums of money
rjOx TIL in 2000 a Korean couple spent their life savings to bring a Pan Am 747 to Seoul and set it up as a restaurant. The restaurant failed, leaving the couple living in a hut below the airplane. The 747 was torn down for scrap metal in 2010.
woG1W TIL some American airports now allow non-ticketed passagers to pass through security