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TIL - 0.1% of males in Greenland are circumsized.

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e09rg TIL of the Flower wars, ritualistic wars fought between the Aztec Empire and neighboring states. Armies would meet at an agreed time and place and fight using only melee weapons. The (probable) purpose was to use the losers for human sacrifices.
pYale TIL You are supposed to rub in spray sunscreen.
KkLa TIL leafcutter ants do not eat leaves. They combine chewed-up leaves in their lair with their feces to cultivate a type of fungus, which the ants can eat.
awVeM TIL About half of the US Presidents have been bilinguals or polyglots.
Z8ob4 TIL during the late 80s and 90s the Dragon Quest series launched on weekends due to the fact that it was so popular that Japanese children would skip school to buy it - Japanese police noticed and asked publisher Square Enix to change the day the game came out so kids could get the game easier.