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TIL: The little (or big) farts that proceed a poop are called the Anal Sampling Reflex.

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NXAZJ TIL: Miyairi Norihiro is a modern legendary Japanese swordsmith who became the youngest person qualify as mukansa and won the Masamune prize in 2010. However, none of his blades are recognized as an ōwazamono as his blades would need to be tested on a cadaver or living person.
N75JP TIL When it rains, people publish more negative posts on Facebook. Each negative post negatively affects one to two other people. The negative post spreads like contagion, negatively affecting people's moods in cities without rainfall. Social networks magnify the synchronisation of global moods.
yQ8gX TIL in Finland the Black Sabbath song 'Paranoid' is regularly requested by concert goers as a joke much like the Lynyrd Skynyrd song 'Freebird' is in the United States. Regardless of the band or their musical style audiences will shout "Soittakaa 'Paranoid'!" ("Play 'Paranoid'!") during a concert
6M1Q TIL In Finland, traffic fines are proportionate to the latest available data on an offender’s income. In 2002, a Nokia director got a $103,600 fine for breaking the speed limit in Finland. He was driving at 75 km/h (47 mph) in a 50km/h (31 mph) zone.
9wxWQ TIL that there was a WWII land battle fought in Alaska between Japan (occupying force) and the United States.