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TIL that donations of used clothes are NEVER needed during disaster relief according to FEMA.

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rR5AW TIL that Buddha statues often depict elongated earlobes to show that Siddartha Gautama’s earlobes were once weighed down heavy, valuable earnings. He gave up his wealth but the earlobes stayed elongated
GAxag TIL in various regions of India Frogs are married to invoke rain. Two frogs are caught and cleaned, and then dressed in traditional wedding clothes and tied together with a red thread. The priest then performs a puja asking for the god's blessings. Vermilion is applied to the female frog's forehead.
aW0Z TIL that FC Barcelona, one of the biggest soccer teams in the world, has a “reverse sponsorship” agreement with UNICEF. The team wears the organization’s logo on their shirt while donating 1.5 million euros ($1.8 million) each year.
5por TIL of Alexandra Scott who started a lemonade stand to raise money for children with cancer. Before passing away at the age 8 she successfully raised over $1 million towards cancer research. Her foundation sponsors a national fundraising weekend every June called Lemonade Days.
69ovY TIL that Milunka Savić is the most-decorated female combatant in the recorded history of warfare.